The scandal of rotten Brazilian meat that may have been exported to the EU requires harmonised controls at the point of entry to the EU, even though so far, no cases of suspect meat have been identified in the EU, the European Commission and the Chief Veterinary Officers of the member states concluded at their meeting in Brussels on Friday 24 March (see EUROPE 11751).
The veterinary officers "expressed an appreciation as regards the Commission's quick reaction, but also reiterated that they...