Brussels, 03/02/2016 (Agence Europe) - The EU Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) published its final report at the end of January on the audit carried out in Italy from 10 to 20 November 2015 to evaluate the situation and control measures applied for Xylella fastidiosa, a bacterium attacking olive trees in Italy and plants in France (see EUROPE 11458).
While acknowledging that measures have been put in place since their previous audit in the summer (action plan, annual survey, etc.), the...