Brussels, 18/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - Backed by 16 EU member states, France pointed out its concern at the Agriculture Council in Luxembourg on 14 April 2008 about the European Commission's plans to authorise the chemical decontamination of fresh meat, which would allow the import of US chicken. EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou tried to reassure member states about the problems of rapidly opening up the EU market to imports of meat treated with chlorinated water from the United...