The European Union has one of the strictest legislation on monitoring and eradication of avian influenza. The Netherlands even goes further than that.

The use of hormones in poultry is forbidden in the European Union.

Every member state of the European Union has its own strict salmonella monitoring and eradication programs.

European poultry slaughterhouses are under continuous supervision of an official veterinarian.

The poultry sector in Europe works according to the farm-to-fork principle: problems are tackled right from the beginning of the production chain, instead of only control on the end-product.