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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10434

5 August 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 16
GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/agriculture
Traceability of British meat deemed satisfactory

Brussels, 04/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - Generally speaking, the traceability systems in place and compulsory labelling of beef and minced beef were satisfactory, but a number of failures to comply with implementation of EU requirements were identified. These were the conclusions set out in a report after an audit carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) in the United Kingdom from 7 to 18 March 2011. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the operation of controls concerning the...