Knowledge of horse-meat origins lacking – survey
Most European consumers desire a ban on imports of Equus caballus centre from countries where nutrient security regulations gain non encounter European Union standards, a survey reveals.
The bulk of people surveyed inwards Belgium, French Republic too Italy – the biggest European Union importers too consumers of Equus caballus centre – back upwardly such a ban (84, 73 too 85 per cent respectively).
The poll, conducted past times Ipsos MORI on behalf of Humane Society International, equally good indicates a lack of consumer awareness virtually the origins of Equus caballus meat.
Most people across the 3 countries polled mistakenly assumed that Equus caballus centre sold inwards their province originated either locally or from elsewhere inwards Europe.
In fact, Europe imports a pregnant proportion of Equus caballus centre from abroad, alongside 27,847,700 kilograms of Equus caballus centre imported from 3rd countries inwards 2011 alone.
Vast quantities of Equus caballus centre come upwardly from non-European countries, including Canada too Mexico, where most of the horses come upwardly from the United States.
In the US, horses are non raised for human consumption too are routinely given drugs too medications non intended for the nutrient supply.
Most poll respondents said they never or precisely sometimes ate horsemeat, whilst precisely a really modest per centum of those asked said they ate it oft (3 per cent of Italians, iv per cent of French too vi per cent of Belgians.)
“Killing horses for centre raises serious ethical questions wherever it happens inwards the world,” said Humane Society International’s European director, Joanna Swabe.
“These sensitive animals tin flame endure extreme distress too suffering during carry too slaughter, too Humane Society International is campaigning for a worldwide terminate to the trade.
“Horse centre imported to Europe from 3rd countries may equally good pose a direct chances to human health.
“Without assurances that 3rd parties get got implemented nutrient security systems that are equivalent to those provided for past times European Union legislation when processing Equus caballus centre originating from the US, HSI is urging the European Commission to protect European Union consumer wellness past times banning the import too sale of centre from these horses.”
A 2010 European Union rule requires that precisely centre from horses alongside a known medicinal handling history tin flame live on exported to the EU. However, at that topographic point is mounting prove that measures inwards Canada too United Mexican States are then flawed that they volition croak on to neglect to encounter European Union standards.
The European Union lies at the oculus of the global Equus caballus centre trade. Each year, hundreds of thousands of kilograms of Equus caballus centre are produced domestically inside the EU, or shipped to European Union Member States from countries such equally Canada, Argentina, Brazil, United Mexican States too Uruguay.
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