US agriculture secretary to EU: follow 'sound science' on food safety

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union needs to redress a $10-12 billion (£9.1 billion) imbalance in farm produce trade with the United States and adapt its food safety rules to reflect "sound science", the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture said on Monday.Sonny Perdue, on a five-day trip to Europe, said both Washington and Brussels were eager to reset the transatlantic relationship but that rules should be based on real risks not potential hazards.The U.S. trade deficit in agriculture was not..