M. David BYRNE, membre de la Commission européenne en charge de la santé et de la protection des consommateurs, a récapitulé devant l'auditoire les mesures prises pour juguler l'ESB, non sans constater que "la restauration de la confiance constitue un processus qui exige du temps, des efforts et des ressources".
Mr David Byrne, European Commissioner for health and consumer protection, reminded the hearing of the measures that had been introduced to control BSE. He noted, however, that "the process of rebuilding confidence would take time, effort and resources"".