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#WHYS Should we stop attacking the global food industry?

Concern spreads across Europe because food sold in supermarkets labelled beef have been found to contain horsemeat. But are we being too quick to condemn the global food industry?

Should we stop attacking the global food industry?

There's been an outcry across Europe because some food products sold in supermarkets as beef have been found to contain horsemeat. Sweden, France, Ireland and the UK have all been affected. Abattoirs in Romania and processing plants in the UK are being investigated. A high level meeting at the EU takes place later today in Brussels.

All this has raised questions about honesty in labelling and the quality of some processed food. But are we being too quick to condemn the global food industry?

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Wed 13 Feb 2013 11:05GMT

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