The European Commission on
Wednesday accepted the resignation of Italian food and consumer
safety official Paola Testori Coggi following an internal
investigation into alleged irregularities in the commissioning
of a food study.
Coggi stepped down as chief of the Directorate General for
Health and Consumers (SANCO), a post she had held since April
2010.
The internal disciplinary inquiry found she alerted an NGO
as to the timing of an EU tender notice.
"There was no evidence of corruption or criminal behavior,"
said EU spokesman Antonio Gravili.
Coggi derived no personal gain from her actions, the
Commission said.
A trained biologist and ecotoxicologist, Coggi joined the
European Commission in 1983.
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