Brussels, 02/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - European organisations in the meat sector have welcomed the possible and conditional reintroduction of animal meal into feed for pigs and poultry.
Due to the virtual disappearance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the EU (67 cases in 2009 compared to 2,167 in 2001), the European Commission made a proposal on 16 July 2010 for animal meal (or processed animal proteins) in food for non-ruminants to be phased back in. In July 2011, the MEPs gave...