Brussels, 08/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - Asked to decide on the modifications that the Commission is proposing making to the Community anti-mad cow legislation to step-up the fight against consumer exposure to the infectious agent of BSE, the Standing Veterinary Committee provided the go-ahead, on Wednesday, to two of the three measures submitted to it (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.10).
Thus, a qualified majority agreement was reached on: a) the decision to remove the vertebral column from all...