Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 151: Plan to clean-up the UK meat supply chain
These images were supplied to Farmers Weekly by a previous employee of the food processor under investigation. In this episode, Farmers Weekly launches a four-point plan to clean up the UK meat supply chain after uncovering a major food fraud scandal.
The Meat: Our Expectations campaign is seeking views from livestock producers, meat processors, retailers and other members of the supply chain.
See more: Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 150: Food fraud triggers criminal inquiry
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This episode is co-hosted by Farmers Weekly editor Andrew Meredith and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Philip Clarke.
To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88440.
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