Brussels, 03/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday EU Member States meeting at the Standing Committee on Food Safety and Animal Welfare approved the proposal to step up testing for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the EU goat population, following the confirmation last week of the first case of BSE found in a goat (EUROPE 29 January p 13). The Commission is proposing increased testing in goats to determine if this is an isolated incident.
The Commission is proposing increased...