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Horsemeat (Food Fraud)

Proceeding contribution from Barry Gardiner (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 11 February 2013. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Horsemeat (Food Fraud).

Will the Secretary of State explain why companies such as Tesco can consistently reject entire consignments of our farmers’

fruit and veg for being misshapen—at the cost of the farmer—yet have not focused the same attention on processed meat in their own lines, because it is not at the front of the freezer and does not affect the appearance? Will he ensure that in future the FSA has in perpetuity statutory powers to instruct retailers to carry out tests on their entire product lines consistent with the volume of product being shifted over the year?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
558 c614 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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