Summary
Proposals that could charge meat-processing plants the full cost of hygiene inspections could signal the end for medium and small abattoirs, the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has warned.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) wants the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) to move towards full cost recovery to save itself money, but such a move could cost the average small abattoir almost eight times more in inspection costs, says Norman Bagley, policy director at AIMS.See the full content of this document
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Rising Hygiene Costs 'May Close Abattoirs'
"It is only now when we are really getting into the numbers game that the true scale of the potential horror of full-cost rec...
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