The carcass wash is another thing that may also be authorized in the same way as a GMO: after a risk assessment by EFSA and then a legislative procedure by the commission and the member states. At this point, there are two carcass washes allowed—authorized—with lactic acid for certain beef products and with recycled hot water for beef and pork products.
I don't think we apply—and it's very well known by our industry—carcass washing on such a broad scale as Canada does. It has very much to do with our culture and also our history. What I've said is that from farm to fork we have the idea that we must control food production throughout the production chain, and that throughout the production chain, food has to meet the safety requirements. Therefore, there is still a strong belief in the EU that carcass washes at the end are not needed because the product is already in accordance with our safety standard—