3 December 2009

Dec 3rd 2009 - Meat Meddlers risk lives

Plans by the Food Standards Agency, at the behest of the EU, to downgrade safety controls on meat inspection have been met with astonishment from UKIP MEP Derek Clark. Among the plans is a scheme to reduce qualification levels for meat inspectors. At the moment Cut Meat Inspection is a two year course, qualifying at HND level. To get on the course five GCSE passes (at old O level standard) including maths and science are required and qualification is only gained after producing a dissertation.

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