Fear of meat scandal as data shows hygiene breaches at over half UK plants
by Andrew Wasley from Environment | The Guardian on (#3GKRS)
- Almost two-thirds of audited meat plants in breach of safety rules in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- On average, 16 major failings recorded every week over the past three years
The scale of food safety and hygiene problems in meat plants around much of the UK is revealed by new analysis showing more than half of all audited plants have had at least one "major" breach in the last three years.
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