Brussels, 23/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - In response to criticism in the Italian press accusing the Commission of bad management of the mad cow crisis and an attempt to misinform consumers with a view to reassuring public opinion, the Commission took stock of the situation in a communiqué published on Wednesday. It specifies that:
1) The Commission has consistently led rather than followed in putting in place Community measures to combat BSE. Over 50 laws have been passed at EU level, and...