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No need to tighten bird flu rules: EU

The European Union said today it sees no immediate need to tighten its rules for controlling the spread of bird flu, despite reports that an outbreak in eastern England may have been caused by turkeys imported from Hungary.

business

Experts to discuss Russia's meat threat ban

business

Russian threat to ban EU meat imports 'excessive'

business

Russia to ban EU animal imports

Energy row could lead to Russian ban on Irish meat

business

EU bans curd cheese from British dairy

Hungary seventh EU state hit by disease

THE H5N1 form of bird flu was confirmed in Hungary, the seventh EU country afflicted with the lethal strain, even as health officials on three continents admitted containment measures taken so far have proved largely ineffective.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2006

EU to use buffer zones to stop bird flu spread

BUFFER zones with restricted movement for people and animals will be among the precautions taken in the event of an outbreak of avian flu in Ireland.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2006

EU scrambles to find ways to curb spread of bird flu

European Union veterinary experts today backed plans to boost surveillance of migratory birds and stricter bans on imports as officials scrambled to find ways to curb the spread of deadly bird flu in Europe.

Wed, 15 Feb, 2006

EU to help Nigeria fight bird flu

The European Union today said it was following closely the bird flu outbreak in northern Nigeria and was readying millions of euros of aid for Nigeria to help fight the spread of the disease.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2006

EU earmarks funds for rabies and mad cow controls

The European Union today earmarked €185m to eradicate animal diseases such as rabies and mad cow disease across the 25-member bloc.

Wed, 30 Nov, 2005

Lab confirms H5N1 in Croatia

Dead swans found in a Croatian nature park were infected with the lethal H5N1 bird flu strain, the agriculture ministry said today after receiving test results from a British laboratory.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2005

Dangerous strain of bird flu found in Croatia

The European Union today announced that the dangerous H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in Croatia, the latest European nation to be hit by the disease.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2005

EU vets endorse new bird flu measures

European Union veterinary experts today agreed to new measures aimed at preventing the deadly bird flu virus strain H5N1 from entering the 25-nation bloc.

Fri, 14 Oct, 2005

Bird flu tests negative in Romania

Tests so far on suspected bird flu cases in Romania have been negative, the EU has said.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2005

Turkey says culling for bird flu complete

Turkish authorities said today they had finished culling birds in a quarantined area where preliminary tests detected bird flu and urged people not to panic, saying that the disease had been contained, media reported.

Wed, 12 Oct, 2005

Bird flu will undoubtedly hit Britain, veterinary group warns

AVIAN flu will “undoubtedly” be carried to Britain by migrating birds, the president of the British Veterinary Association warned yesterday.

Fri, 26 Aug, 2005

European court upholds food supplement restrictions

The European Union’s high court today upheld proposed restrictions on the sale of food supplements, despite objections from trade organisations that claimed the rules would ban popular vitamin pills.

Tue, 12 Jul, 2005