EU MINISTERS WILL HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO DISCUSS THE EGG CRISIS
August 1st, 2017
THE EUROPEAN Commission is to hold a special meeting with European Union (EU) ministers and food safety authorities over the ongoing scandal about fipronil-contaminated eggs to gather information on how to manage such crises in future. The EU executive will stage the meeting on September 26, it told just-food today, allowing time for more information to emerge. A spokesperson said the egg summit “should happen with some distance to the ongoing events, and as soon as we have all the facts available”. He added that the meeting would enable politicians and ...
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