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"Mr President, recent incidents which involved meat from sick cows ending up in the food chain in the Netherlands and France, as well as the debate which has flared up again in Great Britain, underline once again the need for tighter monitoring and inspection of food production. Winning back the public’s confidence in food safety is more important than for food safety alone. After all, this is about the confidence of the citizen in the government.
This is why the new European Food Safety Agency must become a powerful and independent body which does not only inform the public but is also given specific powers to propose effective measures in good time and to investigate problems in the event of a crisis. We therefore have an organisation in mind which is as slim as possible, and not a large bureaucracy. In addition, part of the body’s efficiency will consist of transparent decision-making and the swift publication on the Internet of its studies and recommendations, as happens with, for example, the Food and Veterinary Office in Dublin, which is running extremely smoothly. The public is entitled to this. It is also important to build on the work of existing organisations, such as EMEA and FAO, because duplication must be avoided.
Finally, the European Government should not escape its responsibility. In the final analysis, decisions must be taken by the European Commission, and Parliament must, for example by means of a discussion on the annual report, remain involved in the work of the agency.
On a final note, President Prodi created huge expectations in the run-up to his presidency, and Commissioner Byrne and rapporteur Bowis were asked to flesh these out in their White Paper. I believe they succeeded in this extremely well, and we shall now welcome legislation in this field as soon as possible."@en1
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