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Campaign urged against meat inspection deregulation

National convenor Graham Cross introduced a motion on pay, terms and conditions at the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland, where members and […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Consumers at risk from contaminated and diseased meat

The findings – summarised in the report A Raw Deal – highlight concerns that contaminated and diseased meat could be cleared as fit for human consumption. It found that virtually every meat […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

More meat inspectors are needed following Russell Hume scandal, says UNISON

The previous inspection had been almost a year before that. “The FSA must act now and take on extra directly-employed meat inspectors, otherwise there’ll be more incidents of […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Toxic turkey risk over future of meat inspections, says UNISON

UNISON national officer Paul Bell said: “It’s the duty of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to protect the public by ensuring what’s on their plate is fit to eat. The […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

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, they want to […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Food Standards Agency ends four-year-long hiring freeze

As part of the campaign, UNISON launched a petition demanding that the FSA end the hiring freeze, signed by more than 104,000 people. More inspectors will […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Help to keep the meat on our plates safe

The Food Standards Authority (FSA) is attempting to loosen regulation in England and Wales by proposing changes to […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Protect our food

Campaigner Steve Nash, UNISON national officer Paul Bell and lawyer Sean Humber delivered a 216,938-strong petition to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) […]

News on the UNISON National site.

The UK’s disappearing meat hygiene inspectors

The inspectors found that meat was being incorrectly labelled and there were “serious non-compliance with food hygiene regulations”, at the company that supplied […]

Article, P.S data on the UNISON National site.