Food Crime Unit to be set up in response to horsemeat scandal

Police warn that food fraud is a major problem that can have 'lethal' consequences

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A Food Crime Unit (FCU) is to be established in the UK to tackle food fraud and protect consumers, the Government announced today.

The FCU was one of several recommendations published in a report by food security expert Professor Chris Elliott. It was commissioned following last year's horsemeat scandal, in which horse DNA was discovered in frozen hamburgers sold by supermarkets including Tesco, Asda and Iceland, leading to public outcry.

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