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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7632
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/health/consumers

European Commission White Paper on food safety proposes 80 legislative measures and creation of a European Food Authority to restore consumer confidence

Brussels, 12/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - "The housewife's shopping basket is one of the most powerful weapons, if we go by the repercussions that can hit, the farmers, producers and industrialists a loss of confidence by the citizens in the quality of the foodstuffs offered on the market. The Commission's general aim is to institute the appropriate structure and the legislation to guarantee that the EU foodstuffs assure the highest level of consumer protection possible." David Byrne, European...

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