Brussels, 29/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 29 October the standing committee on plant health in the EU endorsed the emergency measures proposed by the European Commission to tackle a harmful bacterium (not native to Europe) which attacks kiwi plant species. The kiwi canker pathogen (pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae) is a plant disease which does not affect public health but attacks kiwi plants causing high losses to kiwi fruit production. This disease, which has been observed in...