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last update:Aug 14, 2006
Certified food safety at source
In two years' time, the European commission in Brussels plans to introduce a
new directive on food safety, which will put the responsibility for guaranteeing
meat safety in the hands of the animal food chain. Professor Frans van Knapen
has pushed for the change during the last 20 years and sees it as an opportunity
for the industry to prioritise its production skills and shake off extreme
political and welfare influences. For producers and veterinarians, he says the
future lies in concentrating on the original objective of veterinary medicine -
to protect public health.
This article can also be found in Pig Progress Volume 20 number 1. To view
the article online simply click on the link below.
Pig Progress, volume 23, no.6 2007
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