• Question: does any one deal with how to reduce the risk of desise on dairy and meat products that are flone in to the EU and UK?

    Asked by anon-175976 to Simran, Paul, Mark, Jenny, Ali on 10 Jun 2018.
    • Photo: Mark Kirkwood

      Mark Kirkwood answered on 10 Jun 2018:

      Hey Jacks, thanks for the question!

      I don’t look at the control of diseases on products coming INTO the country, I mainly work on the bacteria that cause the disease once they are here.

      But, according to the Food Standards Agency, any food coming from inside the EU has to meet certain regulations (so, it has to be safe for people) and can be checked at any point to make sure it is. Things like, the seller has to show that the animals were healthy, and that conditions were hygienic (basically, safe and free from diseases) and that the meat is safe to eat.

      There are lots of stages where food coming into the country is checked for safety.

      Hope that helps!

      Mark

    • Photo: Ali Hill

      Ali Hill answered on 11 Jun 2018:

      Hi Jacks,

      I’m afraid I don’t – hopefully Mark (our resident bug man) has helped answer your question though!

      Ali

    • Photo: Simran Chopra

      Simran Chopra answered on 12 Jun 2018:

      Hey Jack

      ‘Prevention is better than cure’ – this is a famous old saying. So, eating less meat and dairy products which are produced locally in healthy and clean environments is an answer to good health and fewer diseases.

      And Mark has answered the more intricate bit of the question.

      😀
      Simran

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