Brussels, 15/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - "Mad cow" was on the menu of the meeting of the EU's Standing Veterinary Committee held on Wednesday, which continued into the evening. No decision was expected on questions raised by experts from the Fifteen EU countries, mainly concerning: i) extension of systematic screening to all slaughter cattle (a proposal also recommended by Commissioner Byrne in Strasbourg at the same time); ii) the ban on bone meal in France; iii) the embargo that Spain has...