Brussels, 21/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Community legislation that is henceforth to be a framework for food safety matters in the Union took effect on Thursday, the same day as the new early warning system that extends to animal feed - and not just to foodstuffs - the duty of Member States to notify at Community level any potential and duly identified risk. David Byrne, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, believes this is a red-letter date for health guarantees for...