Dive Summary:
- EU ministers are holding an emergency meeting in Brussels tomorrow to discuss the fallout and implications of the multi country horse meat scandal currently being investigated.
- Many representatives believe this fiasco is indicative of faulty regulations and are calling for a food safety overhaul.
- Others, however, believe the whole thing has been blown out of proportion and think of this as a pretty isolated incident, one that doesn't merit much alarm.
From the article:
Taylor, Green MEP for the South East (UK), said: “The Horse meat scandal exposes major questions over EU rules on food safety and quality, transparency and food labelling, and as regards cross-border fraud and crime. Concerns about the regulatory system, product labelling and how this alleged fraud could have been allowed to happen in the EU's internal market, must be addressed without delay."