Red tape in the meat industry? It's the difference between life and death

Without regulations that scrutinise food standards and trade deals, we cannot trust the safety of the food on our platesIt should come as no surprise that the global meat industry is a major source of disease and crime. We are talking about a substance of animal origin, inherently alive with risky micro-organisms, necessitating expensive traceability and investment to make it safe, and worth hundreds of billions of dollars in global trade.But in the UK, regulation is increasingly underfunded. Me