date:Sep 07, 2012
FSA over changes to meat plant inspections. Meat processors are pushing for privatisation of the inspection process to cut costs. Currently all inspections are under the control of the FSA and changes to EU law would be necessary to bring about any shift.
The industry sees third-party risk-based inspections as more desirable, whereas Unison fears this will involve redundancies amongst its members. It claims it is absolutely vital that state employed inspectors remain in abattoirs.
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