Review into agency’s handling of horse-meat scandal
Britain’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has agreed to an independent review of its answer to the nation’s horse-meat contamination scandal.
The FSA’s board agreed at a coming together on Wed that the review volition live on conducted yesteryear Professor Pat Troop, amongst a secretariat provided yesteryear the agency.
Troop volition bring unrestricted access to all documents held yesteryear the way that are relevant to the reach of the review, which covers the adulteration of processed beef products amongst Equus caballus nub in addition to pork.
The contamination was apace identified equally a European-wide issue, amongst tens of millions of ready-made meals pulled from supermarket freezers.
The incident has thrown a spotlight on the complexities of the nutrient chain in addition to its vulnerability to the actions of rogue traders.
Troop volition besides bring access to way board members in addition to officials.
The secretariat volition aim to secure access to whatever external people or organisations equally necessary.
The findings of the review volition live on presented to the board at its opened upward board coming together on June 4, 2013, amongst a formal study to live on submitted to the way yesteryear the terminate of June 2013 for publication.
This projection volition feed into a larger regime review of this issue.
Troop is currently vice chairwoman of Cambridge University Hospitals. She was previously principal executive of the Health Protection Agency, a ship service she held for v years. Prior to this she was deputy principal medical officeholder at the Department of Health.
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