We’re entitled to eat safe meat. Why has that become such a lottery? | Felicity Lawrence

As meat products are withdrawn from sale, and cash-strapped councils struggle to enforce standards, the regulatory system is breaking down

Here we go again: all the signs of another scandal involving meat and food safety. The first stirrings were in January, and while the authorities seem to have kept the lid on it for the moment, it has the feel of previous crises over food supply that have erupted after initial rumblings. There is confusion about what’s actually happened, and arguments over whether rules have been broken. The food watchdog has been accused once again of being too heavy-handed as steaks have disappeared from high street menus. It’s a fairly safe bet that there is more to come. The difference this time is that the structures that were set up to protect the public after previous crises are crumbling.

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