I hear what the Minister says about the reduced numbers of local authority food safety officers, but will he give us the figure for the reduction in food safety tests carried out? Unfortunately, I do not have the documentation here, but I believe that in the freedom of information request obtained by the trade union, Unison, there was a 30% reduction in tests, which would mean a considerable increase in risk to consumers purchasing burgers or other meat products, not only from supermarkets, but from the many other outlets that operate in that area, and—I will leave it at that.
Horsemeat
Proceeding contribution from
Steve Reed
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 30 January 2013.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Horsemeat.
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