date:Jul 23, 2012
O104 outbreak. According to the lessons learned report, 31 of those cases--including 7 HUSE cases-- were in the Bordeaux region of France.
As they dissected what happened, the Commission staff seems mainly concerned about improving coordination and communication next time, something that seems to be a fairly common EU problem.
The European Commission wore several hats during the outbreak. Even while the food safety crisis continued, the EU mechanics were working to deal with financial losse