Vet Week 2011: Commissioner Dalli highlights importance of decisive response to food crises

A series of crises over the past 15-20 years, from BSE and Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) to dioxin contamination, led the EU to overhaul its entire Food Safety system making it today one of the safest in the world. Experience has shown that whilst problems to the food chain will emerge from time to time, what is of paramount importance when prevention proves unattainable is the speedy, decisive and effective response to the challenge.