20/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a scientific opinion on Wednesday 19 December on methods used for killing and skinning seals. The panel also concluded that it is possible to kill seals rapidly and effectively without causing them avoidable pain or distress (in practice, effective and humane killing does not always happen). The panel recommends that the netting and trapping of seals under water should not be used as this method is inherently...