LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

British beef inquiry

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

A number of leading scientists have challenged the Government’s assertion that British beef is safe to eat. They were giving evidence to the Commons Select Committee on Agriculture (Chairman: Jerry Wiggin MP). Most outspoken was Professor Richard Lacey, who said we do not know whether beef is safe, and accused the Government of being involved in a cover-up to prevent a public backlash. Professor Ivor Mills claimed beef muscle is safe. Dr Helen Grant claimed the sawing off of the head could contaminate the rest of a carcass. Peter Russell reports.

Contributors

Richard Lacey; Peter Russell; Helen Grant; Ivor Mills

Keywords

Government; Health; Meat; Beef; Food; Jerry Wiggin; Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Butchery; Christopher Gill; Lamb (meat)

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