Brussels, 16/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health decided last Friday to authorise Dutch live poultry and egg exports, with the exception of central and southern parts of the country, which were the worst hit by the avian influenza epidemic (Flevoland, Gelderland, Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Utrecht). The Dutch authorities registered 225 cases of influenza and slaughtered 28 million birds, 25% of national production. Furthermore, in line with...