A leading food safety expert has warned that the UK could be ripe for major food scandals, after a supplier allegedly sold rotting pork to supermarkets.
Chris Elliott, Professor of Food Safety and Microbiology at Queen’s University Belfast, believes recent pressures including the coronavirus pandemic, Brexit and the invasion of Ukraine means companies may be more likely to cut corners.
He said: “There’s cost pressures across the UK food industry due to all of these things. We’ve also had dramatic cuts in government funding for food inspections.
