Poultry imports from the US into the EU are expected to resume this summer following a decision to end a ten-year ban due to the antimicrobial agents used by US producers.
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The ban looked set to be scrapped in 2005, when the European Food Safety Agency said the use of such agents, used to rid US poultry of salmonella, did not threaten consumers’ health.
However, the resumption of imports has been held up by opposition from European poultry farmers who have claimed that they have to meet tougher health standards than US producers.
The Transatlantic Economic Council, a body set up to facilitate trade and investment between the EU and US, has ruled that imports between the two countries should resume.
The council is co-chaired by EU Industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen, the commissioner for enterprise, who has discussed the matter with his US counterpart in recent weeks.
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By GlobalDataThe European Commission is expected to back the decision later this year but declined to confirm the move when contacted by just-food today (11 February).
“We are moving in that direction,” Ton van Lierop, the Commission’s enterprise and industry spokesman, said.
