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. 2004 May 17;2(5):54. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2004.54

Opinion of the Scientific Panel on biological hazards (BIOHAZ) on the request from the Commission on Meat Inspection Procedures for Lambs and Goats

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
PMCID: PMC7163698  PMID: 32313574

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Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards on a request from the Commission related on Revision of Meat Inspection Procedures for Lambs and Goats, The EFSA Journal(2004) 54, 1–49

Panel members: Herbert Budka, Sava Buncic, Pierre Colin, John D. Collins, Christian Ducrot, James Hope, MacJohnston, Günter Klein, Hilde Kruse, Ernst Lücker, Simone Magnino, Antonio Martinez López, Riitta Liisa Maijala, Christophe Nguyen‐Thé, Birgit Noerrung, Servé Notermans, George‐JohnNychas, Maurice Pensaert, Terence Roberts, Ivar Vågsholm, Emmanuel Vanopdenbosch.

Acknowledgement: The Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards wishes to acknowledge the contribution of the working group that prepared the draft opinion: A. Mac Johnston (chair), S. Buncic, G. Bènard, B. Cenci‐Goga and G. Cubero.

Adoption date: 22 April 2004

Published date: 17 May 2004

Question number: EFSA‐Q‐2003‐027

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