22/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 22 April, the European Commission adopted a regulation raising the age limit at which the spine must be removed from beef from 24 to 30 months. Since 2000, the spine has been on the EU list of Specified Risk Material (SRM). With the fall in the number of cases of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalitis) detected in the EU and the increase in the age of animals affected, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was of the opinion that the age limit could...