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Horsemeat scandal 'changing shoppers' habits' | |
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More than half of UK consumers have changed their shopping habits as a result of the horsemeat scandal, a consumer group survey suggests. | |
The survey by Which? found that 60% of 2,000 adults questioned online had changed how they shop, with many now buying less processed meat. | |
It also suggested that public trust in the food industry had declined. | |
Horsemeat has been found in a number of processed beef products across Europe, raising questions about the food chain. | |
"The horsemeat scandal exposed the need for urgent changes to the way food fraud is detected and standards are enforced," said Which? executive director Richard Lloyd. | "The horsemeat scandal exposed the need for urgent changes to the way food fraud is detected and standards are enforced," said Which? executive director Richard Lloyd. |
Sixty-eight percent of those surveyed don't think the government has been giving enough attention to enforcing labelling laws, with half of consumers not confident ingredient information is accurate. | Sixty-eight percent of those surveyed don't think the government has been giving enough attention to enforcing labelling laws, with half of consumers not confident ingredient information is accurate. |
"These serious failings must be put right if consumers are to feel fully confident in the food they are buying once more," Mr Lloyd said. | "These serious failings must be put right if consumers are to feel fully confident in the food they are buying once more," Mr Lloyd said. |
The scandal began in January when Irish food inspectors announced that they had found horsemeat in frozen beef burgers made by firms in Ireland and the UK, and sold by a number of UK supermarket chains, including Tesco, Iceland, Aldi and Lidl. | |
Since then beef products containing horsemeat have been found in a number of European countries, including France, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and Germany. | |
UK Prime Minister David Cameron told Parliamentary select committee chairmen and women on Tuesday that the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the government and retailers all had lessons to learn. |