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Bulletin Archive 1998
Bulletin Issue June 1998
Council of Europe begin revising housing and husbandry guidelines
At the last Multilateral Consultation held under Council of Europe Convention ETS 123, it was agreed that the revision of Appendix A of the Convention should be on the agenda...more
Genetically-modified food labelling scheme agreed
The current public and political debate about genetically-modified foods began with the development, by USA company Monsanto, of a modified soya bean plant which was resistant to the herbicide glyphosate,...more
Swiss vote yes to genetic technology
On Sunday 7th June Swiss voters decisively rejected the initiative "...for the Protection of Life and the Environment against Genetic Manipulation", proposed by a consortium of 50 environmental, animal rights...more
Commissioner Bjerregaard addresses Eurogroup
On 10th March, the Commissioner responsible for the Directive on animal experimentation, spoke to the Eurogroup for Animal Welfare. Although Commissioner Bjerregaard has responsibility for several animal welfare issues, she...more