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2007-06-15 | permalink
EU food processors nix proposal to charge fees for risk assessments
The EU’s processors have called on the bloc’s administrative arm to drop a proposal that would allow the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) to charge companies fees for assessments. In a letter to the European Commission, the Confederation of Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA) said any move to charge fees might disadvantage small companies. Charging fees would also not serve to meet the Commission’s aim of providing a stable income to the bloc’s food risk assessment agency.
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2007-06-15 | permalink
EU food processors nix proposal to charge fees for risk assessments
The EU’s processors have called on the bloc’s administrative arm to drop a proposal that would allow the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) to charge companies fees for assessments. In a letter to the European Commission, the Confederation of Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA) said any move to charge fees might disadvantage small companies. Charging fees would also not serve to meet the Commission’s aim of providing a stable income to the bloc’s food risk assessment agency.
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