UNISON Food Members

Sep 27, 20191 min

US raise serious concerns about UK pork hygiene

AMERICAN OFFICIALS RAISE SERIOUS HYGIENE BREACHES AT UK MEAT PLANTS

And the FSA say, let's give it to the food business to regulate themselves. De-regulating Our Future (DROF), no thanks.

Hundreds of pig carcasses had to be destroyed after American officials discovered worrying hygiene failings at UK meat plants, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has revealed.

Inspections of four big plants licensed to export meat to the US found major food safety breaches including meat contaminated with faecal matter entering production lines, carcasses being declared fit for human consumption without adequate checks, and blood and fat being left on conveyor belts overnight.

Full article here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2018-09-26/hundreds-of-pig-carcasses-destroyed-after-dangerous-hygiene-failings-at-meat-plant

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