UK-Brussels cheese fight in the offing

A European Commission proposal to take safeguard measures against a UK dairy, due to serious breaches of EU food safety rules, has been backed by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health 6 October 2006. It was agreed that all Member States will ban curd cheese produced in 'Bowland Dairy Products Ltd' from their markets, and will trace and destroy any curd cheese from this dairy that may be in circulation. The safeguard measures aim at addressing a series of serious food safety and hygiene problems identified by the Food and Veterinary Office of the European Commission. The Commission is also considering infringement proceedings against the UK for its lack of action on this issue.

European Commission: Press Release: IP/06/1337: Food Safety: EU action against UK dairy agreed http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1337&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Health and Consumer Protection: Food safety: Regulatory Committees: Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/rc/scfcah/index_en.html

BBC News, 6.10.06: Dairy's curd banned from Europe http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/5413598.stm

European Commission: DG Health and Consumer Protection: Overview: Food and Veterinary Office http://ec.europa.eu/food/fvo/index_en.htm

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