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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8156

22 February 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety
Framework legislation guaranteeing food safety in the Union comes into effect, an event welcomed by Commissioner Byrne as a major move forward

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...

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