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"Whilst animal meal is considered to be one of the direct causes of mad cow disease and at the origin of one of Europe’s worst health crises, Parliament has voted in favour of partially lifting its ban in Europe. Doubtless under pressure from the industry, the Commission and also the French National Food Council dare to assure us that the risks are now ‘negligible’ and that a change to practices would be enough to reduce these risks.
Whilst bovine spongiform encephalopathy has all but disappeared, we still do not know the extent of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob epidemic that we might face as the disease can take many years to appear. Too many uncertainties remain as regards the health guarantees. Other economically and environmentally viable solutions are available. The development of vegetable protein crops especially is a more desirable path. Do we wish to align ourselves with practices which have demonstrated in the past how dangerous they can be, or shall we commit to defending common sense and a European agricultural model that guarantees consumer safety?
We have therefore voted against this report to reaffirm our view that there should be no compromise on food safety and health."@en1
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