On 10/02/2013 10:25, alan wrote:
On 10/02/2013 08:47, Rod Speed wrote:


Its only fraud by the supplier, not Findus etc.

If it's the general public that bought it then it is fraud by the end
retailer. The consumer hasn't got a contract with Findus or the Romanian
supplier of the horse.

Agreed about the contract being with the retailer and them being
responsible. But I can't help wonder at the possibility of legal action
further up the chain. If it were established that there had been
negligence by Findus then Donoghue v Stevenson might be applicable?

Indeed, that would surely be the situation in which, say, you or I
heated such a meal up and then served it to someone else such as might
happen in any home up and down the land. If the person to whom it had
been served suffers, say they have a horse meat allergy, then they might
well have a case against the retailer and possibly further up the chain.

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Rod