Cyprus will make each effort to implement EC’s technique “from farm to fork”, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis advised Commissioner Stella Kyriakides with whom he met Friday in Nicosia. The Commissioner famous how vital the brand new technique is, stating on the identical time that Cyprus ranks excessive in using antibiotics. She stated that ECDC stands prepared to help all member states to have a nationwide technique.
Kadis in his statements famous the truth that the architect of the brand new technique which goals in bringing to all customers secure merchandise, is a Cypriot, including that Cyprus must introduce the rules of this new technique. The Minister additionally stated that the Cyprus authorities will cooperate with the Fee in fixing some specific points the nation faces.
These points embody the excessive use of antibiotics, the necessity for proper use of pesticides and the welfare and safety of the animals.
Kyriakides stated that “farm to fork” technique is a part of the EU`s Inexperienced Deal and contains 27 actions. She stated that the brand new technique underlines the necessity for all merchandise to have the appropriate labelling so that customers are effectively knowledgeable on what they eat, the discount of meals waste by 2023, the discount by 50% of pesticides and different dangerous merchandise in addition to antibiotics in farms and fisheries` sector by 2030 and the revision of the legal guidelines on animal welfare.
The Commissioner famous that our well being will not be solely associated to viruses however to the air we inhale, the surroundings we stay in and the meals we eat.