Horsemeat (Supermarket Products)
Debate between David Heath and Anne McGuire(11 years, 11 months ago)
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Mr Heath
As I have said, I do not think that there is a downgrading of surveillance. We take the matter extremely seriously and ensure that what we do is targeted in the most effective way in order to pick up irregularities when they occur. It is very important that people recognise that. It is also important to recognise that we had here a system picking up a defect, not ignoring it.
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab)
Earlier the Minister said that there was collaboration on these issues. Given that the Irish Food Safety Authority’s tests were undertaken in November, could he advise the House when DEFRA was informed of those tests?