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It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

It is not the government's role to routinely test food

The world has gone mad

If we had a goverment that did routinely test food then we'd be up in arms about a nanny state

We've been here before in the late 80s and early 90s with listeria, salmonella and then later E-coli. These made people poorly and government changed the law and then where necessary tightened regulations.

By all means debate why they did not repond earlier to horse meat, and should this be something that was picked up earlier somewhere in the food chain. And how you can kick the food chain and retailers harder to get them to have better traceability whilst throwing the crooks in gaol.

And this is all rich when I see people saying, oh we can't afford decent food, when they are paying ?50 a month for an i-phone and satelite TV. I am not saying lets return to post-war austerity where most of our wage went on living expenses. Just get it into context please.

(Sorry I had to rant on-line as I was shouting a the telly again)


Going to have a beer now. I'll be closely checking the label first to make sure that it hasn't got any fish in it. Or maybe I'll try some Austrian anti freeze.


Oh good come back by the way Top Banana. Clearly you are a more measured and calmer person than me, and also my knowledge of the regulatory structure is a little rusty, although interesting to see that FSA were supposed to do more with less resource (a little bit of knowledge is dangerous). Trouble is I see FSA very different to the Meat Hygience Service(ie policy rather than enforcement), when they are the same organisation. Food labelling was also moved from the FSA back to the agriculture department (think that was the last lot) and nutrition policy went to DH where they thought it would be a good idea for the major manufacturers to dictate what is good for us so we are well on our way to returning back to pre-97 days. And FSA has had its research budget slashed.

"Oh good come back by the way Top Banana. Clearly you are a more measured and calmer person than me.."


Thank you for that kind comment.


*blushes*


I find myself at a crossroads. I'm debating whether to go all-in on financial crime with the CoL Police, with all the paperwork, book-reading and analysis that the role dictates, or to go practice the Sam Vimes ideal somewhere else.


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