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Holding back the flood on food safety

“We definitely share the need to eat.” But pointing to government, meat suppliers and Food Standards Agency management, he said that “that which keeps us alive […]

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Pig meat inspection health risk to consumers

Consumers need to know that any decisions about meat inspection are being made in their best interests

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The scandal of profits before food safety

"The people who carry out these vital roles feel that both the FSA and the government have abandoned them and put the public at risk, simply to increase the profits in the meat […]

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UNISON renews calls for CCTV in abattoirs

"UNISON is repeating its call for the government to make it compulsory for CCTV cameras to be installed in all slaughterhouses, with the footage […]

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Scrapping meat inspectors could have deadly consequences says UNISON report

UK consumers face a heightened risk of food poisoning from chicken purchased in supermarkets and restaurants if independent meat inspectors are removed from slaughterhouses

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TTIP: A threat to the food on your plate

UNISON and War on Want have launch a new film highlighting the threat to our food posed by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

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The UK’s disappearing meat hygiene inspectors

Between March 2013 and April 2017, the number of meat inspectors employed by the independent Food Standards Agency (FSA) dropped by 30%

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