Horsemeat (Supermarket Products)
Debate between Barry Gardiner and Ben Bradshaw(11 years, 10 months ago)
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Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab)
People trust brands such as Tesco to have precisely sourced their supply. The Minister rightly said that it is not illegal to sell horsemeat in this country, but he also rightly said that it is illegal to sell horsemeat if it is not properly labelled as such. What steps have been taken to prosecute Tesco and others for their failure to label properly the food they were supplying to their customers?
