Brussels, 15/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - New measures are to be introduced in the European Union to boost safety and hygiene standards for beansprout production and aim to prevent incidents like the e.coli outbreak of 2011 (the 0104 strain of e.coli in Germany). On Monday 15 October, experts on the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health endorsed a package of measures proposed by the Commission.
The EU27 have agreed on application of the following: approval by member states of...