HORSEMEAT SCANDAL PROMPTS MEPS’ FORMAL CALL FOR COMMON EU FOOD FRAUD DEFINITION AND PUNISHMENTS
January 1st, 2014
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has approved a detailed report that suggests EU member states should punish food fraud with penalties of at least twice the estimated economic gain sought by the fraudster, to prevent a recurrence of last year’s horse meat scandal.MEPs today (Tuesday) approved a text drafted by Dutch Christian Democrat MEP Esther De Lange, which stressed the need for the EU to approve a legal definition of using fraud to miss-sell meat. This would enable governments to approve laws that impose criminal law penalties when such frauds endanger public ...
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