Bird flu outbreaks in China

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

On 3rd January 2014 the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) notified to the Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1). The outbreak started on 27th December 2013 in the village of Yijue, Guizhou, where 8.500 birds died and 23.067 chickens were culled to prevent the disease from spreading. The outbreak … Continue reading Bird flu outbreaks in China

Summer Academy in Global Food Law and Policy 2013

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From Monday July 22nd to Friday July 26th I'll be in Granada (Spain) to attend the 2013 Summer Academy in Global Food Law and Policy. The Academy is organised by Alberto Alemanno, Associate Professor of Law at at HEC Paris, where he holds a Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law & Risk Regulation, in close cooperation with Sidley Austin LLP, … Continue reading Summer Academy in Global Food Law and Policy 2013