LACK OF PROPER CONTROLS AND DISSUASSIVE SANCTIONS THE CAUSES OF HORSEMEAT FRAUD
March 1st, 2013
A LACK of proper controls by European Union (EU) countries and dissuasive sanctions on fraud in the food chain are the causes of the current horsemeat scandal ravaging Europe, EU health and consumer policy Commissioner Tonio Borg has declared.Members of the European Parliament’s health and food safety committee agreed with him during a meeting in Brussels on Thursday.“This is not a question of legislation, the legislation is in place and is good legislation,” Borg stated. “It requires labelling of ingredients in each and every food product containing ...
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