Written question asked by Jack Rankin (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 March 2025. It was answered by Daniel Zeichner (Labour) on Monday, 31 March 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Horse Meat
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) help ensure food is not contaminated with horsemeat and (b) improve the traceability of horses in Great Britain.
- Answer
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is the national authority responsible for food safety and food hygiene across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The FSA ensures that official controls and legislation for meat safety and traceability are met by deploying staff in every slaughterhouse. The FSA also conducts risk-based, intelligence driven surveillance to monitor food safety and authenticity. It also has a National Food Crime Unit to prevent, detect and investigate food crime.
The Government recognises the importance of improving equine traceability. Defra is engaging with industry to consider improvements to this.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 41276
- Session
- 2024-26
- Registered interest declared
- Yes
- Subjects
- Contamination Food Horses Monitoring Horse meat
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- 2025-09-05 20:05:45 +0100
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