date:May 28, 2012
Following a meeting of the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE), in which recommendations for the welfare of beef cattle were adopted, Europgroup for Animals has called on the EU to follow suit.
It said that the production of beef is currently not regulated at EU level despite what it claimed was clear scientific evidence that significant welfare problems exist.
It pointed to a report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), published last week, which it claimed highlighted numerous we