EU FUNDS PROJECT TO FIGHT MEAT FRAUD
April 14th, 2014
THE BRITISH Meat Processors Association (BPMA) has welcomed the launch of a Euro EUR12 million EU research project to combat meat retail fraud, following last year’s horsemeat scandal. However, its director Stephen Rossides hoped the EU would make controls smart as well as comprehensive, reducing challenging audits that can burden producers. Mr Rossides was responding to the European Commission's launch of FoodIntegrity, a five year international project to combat food fraud, including meat products. It is led by the UK's Food and Environment Research Agency ...
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