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thrombin as an additive to bind together meat morsels into one piece.
In a vote yesterday, MEPs stated that use of the ‘meat glue’ creates reconstituted meat products that “carry an unacceptably high risk of misleading consumers”.
on a proposal to scrap nutrient profiling before mid-June, FoodNavigator.com has learned. A draft report suggesting that the controversial food measurement be binned was approved by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) sitting on the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee in March, with a first plenary vote expected at the end of this month.
The Directorate General for Health and Consumers held a Roundtable on the Revision of Meat Inspection. The meeting is a first exchange of views with all relevant parties (Member States, private stakeholders, third countries, CODEX Alimentarius) on the future of meat inspection and will be followed by additional working group meetings.
Last month, Merial gathered 170 European swine veterinarians and experts for a two-day Forum to share their experiences about PCVD and swine influenza during scientific sessions but also more informally at the Mérieux Foundation in Annecy.
On the 22nd of February the Agriculture and Fisheries Council agreed that consumers need more information to make purchasing decisions based on animal welfare.
At the November FVE general assembly, Tjeerd Jorna became honorary member of the Federation. Mr Jorna has been actively involved in FVE for many years. From 1990 to 2003, he was member of the Dutch delegation to FVE. He was a member of the medicines working party (1990 to 1994) and the financial Committee (1999 to 2003). From 1990 to 1994 he also was a delegate to UEVP, and in 2001 he was elected as UEVP vice- president. He was a member of the Advisory Committee on Veterinary Training and of several expert visitation teams.
Speaking after the meeting COPA President Padraig Walshe insisted “I welcome Mr Cioloş decision to come and speak to us today so soon after he was appointed as Commissioner. I am also pleased that he wants to maintain a robust CAP-post 2013, with direct aid payments to farmers, coupled with a sufficiently large budget.
