British Govt announces probe into horse-meat scandal
A wide-ranging review of the horse-meat contamination scandal is to hold upwards launched yesteryear the British Government.
Plans for the review were revealed on Mon yesteryear agriculture in addition to nutrient government minister David Heath.
Heath said the query would investigate the scandal in addition to its implications for the nutrient chain in addition to regulatory framework.
“This volition hold upwards wide-ranging, to restore in addition to hold consumer confidence inwards the nutrient chain in addition to view the responsibilities of nutrient businesses, in addition to do throughout the wider nutrient chain, including audit, testing, nutrient authenticity, nutrient security in addition to wellness issues,” he said.
“It volition suggest us of vulnerabilities inside the nutrient chain in addition to its regulatory framework that powerfulness hold upwards exploited for other fraudulent activity.
The review would besides view whatever wider implications of the Food Standards Agency’s findings, he said.
“Food fraud is completely unacceptable. Consumers must conduct hold confidence inwards the nutrient they purchase in addition to conduct hold every right to aspect that nutrient is correctly described.
“UK investigations on this number perish along amongst the City of London Police acting every bit the co-ordinating law authority.
“It is besides right that whatever weaknesses inwards our nutrient arrangement in addition to the controls it is dependent area to are identified in addition to dealt with.”
The horse-meat scandal, which began inwards Republic of Ireland next the uncovering yesteryear the local nutrient watchdog of Equus caballus nub inwards beef burgers, has spread across much of Europe.
Testing has resulted inwards tens of millions of tainted ready-made processed beef meals beingness pulled from supermarket freezers.
The incident has highlighted the complexities of the nutrient chain in addition to its vulnerability to rogue traders.
Heath said, at a European level, the Commission late drew upwards a 5-point activity plan, including specific measures to struggle nutrient fraud, exam products, amend Equus caballus passports, amend official controls in addition to tighten source labelling.
Heath said Great Britain Food Standards Agency volition view a recommendation at a coming together on Apr 17 that it commissions an external review of its answer to the scandal.
Belum ada Komentar untuk "British Govt announces probe into horse-meat scandal"
Posting Komentar