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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12932

14 April 2022
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Food safety
EFSA and ECDC publish opinion on origin of salmonella outbreak in chocolate
Brussels, 13/04/2022 (Agence Europe)

Following an investigation and epidemiological study into the scandal of salmonella-contaminatedFerrero chocolate, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded on Tuesday 12 April that chocolate products produced by the company at its processing plant in Belgium are the likely vectors of the monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium infection.

The scientific opinion on the multi-country salmonella outbreak, published the same...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission wants to protect European craft and industrial products
HOME AFFAIRS : reform of Schengen Code, new compromise proposal of French Presidency of EU Council on instrumentalisation of migrants and secondary movements
MIGRATION: work continues in EU Council on convergence of asylum systems and legal migration
DIGITAL: French Presidency of EU Council wants to work more with European Court of Auditors to strengthen institutions’ cybersecurity
TRANSPORT: ‘FuelEU Maritime’, French Presidency of EU Council is questioning Member States on scope of text
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA and ECDC publish opinion on origin of salmonella outbreak in chocolate
ANIMAL HEALTH: Spain ensures proper control over welfare of laying hens, says European Commission
Russian invasion of Ukraine
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes new measures to support EU fisheries sector
JUSTICE: Didier Reynders calls on Member States to provide additional support to Ukrainian Prosecutor General
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU introduces exceptions to sanctions to facilitate humanitarian activities in Ukraine
TRANSPORT: ESPO asks EU for list of Russian ships banned from ports
DEFENCE: EU Council adopts new €500 million European Peace Facility support for Ukraine
ENERGY: Germany is not yet ready to accept EU embargo on Russian oil
HEALTH: European Commission allocates €9 million for mental health care for refugees forced to flee Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: 2021 was marked by unprecedented challenges for democracy, according to Josep Borrell
DEVELOPMENT: in 2021, level of development aid from rich countries was boosted by vaccine donations
HEALTH: ECDC alerts health care providers of increased cases of severe jaundice of unknown origin detected in children in UK
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Court of Auditors identifies shortcomings in proposal on financing of European political parties
BUDGET: MEPs call on Bulgaria to improve investigations into abuse of EU funds
ECONOMY - FINANCE
FINANCE: EU Council adopts position on European ‘green’ bonds
INSURANCE: EIOPA wants to make results of its stress and resilience tests public
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Covid-19, green light for €18 million Belgian support for tourist accommodation sector
BANKS: EBA publishes final draft technical standards on risk retention requirements for securitisations
ECONOMY: NextGenerationEU, €21 billion payment to Italy under Recovery and Resilience Facility
ENERGY: gas storage regulation, discussions continue between EU Member States