Brussels, 09/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - The EU Standing Veterinary Committee has accepted the measures taken by American authorities to guarantee the quality of tests checking that hormone-free meat exported to the EU complies with maximum residue limits for veterinary medicinal products authorised in the EU. Accordingly, there is no longer a threat of an embargo on American hormone-free meat. Commissioner David Byrne welcomed the outcome, which demonstrates that "we can arrive at...