“Shocking to find that one in five samples tested were still contaminated with other meats” – Which? response to the FSA’s lamb takeaway survey
Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said:
“Nearly a year since our investigation found evidence of food fraud in lamb takeaways, it’s shocking to find that one in five samples tested were still contaminated with other meats.
“We want the Government, local authorities and the FSA to take tougher action to crack down on food fraud offenders and ensure the recommendations from the Elliott review are implemented.”
Background:
- Which? published the results of its investigation in April 2014, having tested 60 lamb takeaways from a selection of Birmingham and London restaurants. We found 40% of the takeaways were contaminated with other meats such as beef and chicken.
- Nearly 35,000 have supported our Stop Food Fraud campaign