NO PROSECUTION AT BERNARD MATTHEWS CUTTING PLANT, UK
April 8, 2007 – 7:22 pmA Food Standards Agency enquiry has good examined the existence that matter squander at the physiologist Matthews selection being at Holton haw hit been stored inappropriately.
The enquiry over there was no grounds of some offences low the Animal By-Products Regulations 2005, for which Defra is the enforcement authority. The Agency also thoughtful whether there was decent grounds to reassert a continuation low the Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations 1995 or the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006, in traffic to which the FSA is the enforcement authority.
In determining whether or not to stimulate a prosecution, the Agency applies the Code for Crown Prosecutors, which says that no continuation haw go aweigh unless the functionary finds there is decent grounds to wage a graphic individual of conviction.
We hit carefully scrutinised and thoughtful the grounds in this housing and over there is depleted grounds to wage a graphic individual of conviction. Accordingly, we hit definite not to travel to a continuation in this case.