The Commission Directorate-General for Health and Consumers' is holding a training workshop on EU standards for animal by-products (ABPs) in Brussels on 14-16 May as part of the Better Training for Safer Food initiative. Around 70 participants are to attend, from national food and feed safety control authorities in EU Member States, candidate countries, European Neighbourhood Policy countries, selected third countries and the commercial ABP sector.

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Bhide zeroed down to Pune-based Central Bee Research and Training Institute (CBRTI) and urged the officials to administer live bee stings. ?I was really fed up with this pain. I could not walk properly and had to drag my feet despite my crutches. So when the road to modern medicine has its limitations I decided what harm could a bee sting do,? asks Bhide. A year and five sessions of some 50 bee stings each later, Bhide craved for more.

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Paper prepared by Satendra Kumar Nirala1 and Monika Bhadauria

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In the first quarter of the year, exports grew 54%. The reason is the rising of the price averages. However, volumes shipped scored a meagre 2% higher. In terms of prices, during 2008 the average value of shipments was $ 2,548 per tonne. The fate of consignments of honey in 2008 has fallen mainly to items shipped to Europe. Germany has captured 76% of the volume, followed by the United Kingdom and France with 10% to 8%.

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Paper made by Amany S.E. , Karima A.I. El. ElShamya y H. Sibaii

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