Brussels, 04/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - A major step forward was taken towards combating serious cross-border health threats when a large majority (678 votes to 21 and 4 abstentions) voted their endorsement of the report by Gilles Pargneaux (S&D, France) on 3 July. “Our priorities were the need for a coherent communication strategy coordinated across the EU to avoid the mistakes made during the food crisis during the E.coli outbreak, the independence of experts, which is not always easy to...