The following is excerpted from a 22 March 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.
Fraud involving horsemeat in Europe, continuing concern about Indonesia’s port closure, Japanese pesticide limits for sesame, and perennial concerns related to mad cow disease were among the many issues discussed by the WTO committee dealing with food safety and animal and plant health, 21–22 March 2013.
This item is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news13_e/sps_21mar13_e.htm