INFORMATION MEETING ON EUROPEAN STANDARD
A European Standard on the early management of babies born with clefts is widely supported. However, some countries have expressed concerns and we held an information meeting at the European Standards Agency (CEN) in Brussels on 8 November. The meeting was very constructive and we felt that many concerns stemmed from mis-communication rather than from the substance of what we are trying to achieve. Here is our formal response to the concerns.
We had representation from 4 of the countries who had expressed concerns, but not from Germany. In total 7 countries were represented. Representation was largely from stakeholders rather than the standards bodies, but AFNOR in France did send a delegate.
We plan to relaunch the proposal and your input is important. Please contact us if you have any questions.
A general overview of European Standards, and the need for a cleft standard, can be found here.