Polish meat producers given green light by US as French are roasted

Polish meat producers will be allowed to continue exporting to the States having fared well in an assessment performed by American experts, unlike most exporters from France, Italy and Hungary. U.S. experts questioned the sanitary standards of many French meat plants and threatened not to extend their permits unless new demands are met. The Polish companies, which are unofficially known to have met the U.S. requirements are plants from the Animex and Sokołów groups, Morliny, Prime Food, Profi and Tarnów and Krotoszyn plants. "The U.S. market is capricious, but has great potential," said Animex representative Lidia Zalewska. Meanwhile, 54 Polish meat plants have just been assessed by Russian veterinary experts. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B2) T.J.