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NFU slams meat control charges
28th May 2009, Page 49
28th May 2009
Page 49
Page 49, 28th May 2009
— NFU slams meat control charges
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THE NATIONAL Farmers' Union (NFU) has expressed concern that increased meat control charges will have an adverse effect on the whole supply chain.
The Food Standards Agency (www.food.gov.uk) has approved a 4% increase to charges for official controls in UK meat businesses It is also introducing a new system of calculating charges based on the cost of the inspection process The NFU (www.nfuonline.com) says that although the increase is as low as possible, it feels it is an unwelcome extra burden in this economic climate.
Although the charges will be paid by abattoirs, they will have an unavoidable effect on their viability and on abattoirs' need to cut overheads — so livestock and meat hauliers may find rates squeezed further.
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