Brussels, 25/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - Before disclosing its new strategy for countering foot and mouth disease before the summer truce, the European Commission has adopted a proposal aimed at strengthening the sanitary police rules on stopping points. An investigation has shown that some outbreaks of foot and mouth appeared last year in the Community due to the fact that, during their transport, animals not belonging to the same herd had come into contact during stops. The proposal provides...