alan wrote
Tim Lamb wrote

I'm pretty much retired. I think if rule breaking across Europe were
that blatant the UK agricultural press would be shouting very loudly.

Run by lazy journalists. Trade press is just printing press
releases from various companies with a few guest articles
from someone with a vested interest in selling something.

The press, including trade press, will only be
interested in malpractice when someone dies.

Have fun explaining the interest in the horse meat.

No one has died because of that.

The interest will only last for a few weeks, or until
the story falls off the front page of the daily mail.

As for trusting the British farming industry - how many products
are imported, minimally processed or packed, and then appear with
a union flag logo when they appear on the supermarket shelves?