FOOD SAFETY ASSESSMENT

BY ALAN OSBORNWILL the creation of a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to serve all 15 EU countries help the cause of food safety in Britain? Some say that our own history of food safety has not been inspiring in recent years and in a number of areas lags behind that of our European partners. But others are worried about the duplication of effort and a new layer of bureaucracy in creating the new European body. There is also some concern that practices, which are seen as potentially hazardous in one country, may be accepted as commonplace in others. On ...


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