21/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - Pervenche Beres French Socialist member of the European Parliament, criticised the contradictions in the attitude of President Chirac with regards to the Mad Cow crisis. "7 November 2000": Jacques Chirac supported, without warning the government, in favour of the total ban on animal meals. On 18 February 2001: at the agriculturally fair, he considered "irresponsible" the opinion given by the AFFSSA over the possible transmission of BSE to sheep", notes Mrs Beres...