Tag: Foot and Mouth Disease

Veterinäre der 27 EU-Mitgliedstaaten haben einstimmig entschieden, das Importverbot für Fleisch, Milch und lebende Tierexporte aus dem Vereinigten Königreich, das am 6. August 2007 nach dem Ausbruch der hochinfektiösen Maul- und Klauenseuche verhängt worden war, aufzuheben.

Die überarbeitete Richtlinie, die von der Kommission am 18. Dezember verabschiedet wurde, soll der EU helfen, künftige Ausbrüche der Maul- und Klauenseuche (MKS) besser zu kontrollieren.

Ab 1. Januar 2003 brauchen Reisende eine spezielle Erlaubnis für die Einfuhr von Fleisch- und Milchprodukten aus einigen Nicht-EU-Ländern.

The decision not to use vaccination to combat last year's foot and mouth epidemic was mainly based on fears that consumers would not buy meat from vaccinated animals. This was the conclusion of the European Parliament's Temporary Foot and Mouth Committee meeting on 26 March 2002.

The European Union has lifted the last remaining foot-and-mouth restrictions on British meat exports, after a favourable vote of the Standing Veterinary Committee (SVC) on 6 February 2002. The UK government said cattle markets will reopen next week under strict hygiene standards.

At the European Parliament plenary session on 16 January 2002, MEPs will set up a temporary committee to examine the recent foot-and-mouth epidemic and review EU policy on animal diseases. The announcement comes a few days after Britain was officially declared "foot-and-mouth free", 11 months after the first outbreak of the epidemic which caused four million animals to be slaughtered.

The European Commission has authorised 400 million euro of advance payments to Member States hit by the foot-and-mouth (FMD) crisis. Governments compensated farmers forced to slaughter their animals in an effort to stem the spread of the disease.

Plans to vaccinate cows against foot and mouth disease in Germany's largest state have been put on hold

EU agriculture ministers reject calls for mass animal vaccination whilst UK and Netherlands lobby for urgent review of animal health policy

EU's Standing Veterinary Committee extends restrictions in the Netherlands and UK, relaxes in France and Northern Ireland

Veterinary and zoo experts in favour of vaccination of endangered species in zoos in principle

Emergency vaccination scheme against foot-and-mouth disease may make no difference according to suppressed UK government report

Tony Blair has hinted that he is seriously considering vaccinating animals to control the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

EU heads of government agree to contribute veterinary resources to Member States hit by foot and mouth disease at Stockholm Summit

Black day as foot and mouth reaches Ireland, despite desperate efforts by authorities to stop virus spreading across border

European Union chief vets may lift the ban on French meat on 28 March if no new cases of foot-and-mouth disease appear

Farm ministers will try to get a grip on foot-and-mouth disease and the continuing BSE scare, which have plunged Europe's agriculture into crisis

US and Canada impose temporary ban on imports of animals and animal products from Europe as EU extends export ban to France

First case of foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in France

EU veterinary experts ban livestock markets for two weeks and curb animal movements across the EU

Authorities in France, Denmark and Belgium have discovered suspected cases of foot-and-mouth

Member states take unilateral steps in an attempt to reduce risk of foot-and-mouth spreading across the Channel

Agriculture ministers meet to discuss how to manage BSE crisis and foot-and-mouth outbreak in the United Kingdom