'I think there is not nearly enough testing done'
Fears over a Christmas of horsemeat lasagne and vegetables treated with "potent" chemicals have been raised as a Council was awarded a UK grant aimed at improving consumer safety.
He said: "Will there be any grants towards food safety? As we all remember the scandal of the horsemeat lasagne and we don't want a repeat of horse meat in the food supply. The horsemeat plot was discovered in September 2012 when NMDDC health inspectors made an unannounced visit to a Newry storage facility and found pallets containing horsemeat.
Cllr Reilly added: "I would be grateful for a report on the number of samples taken at random and the type of food whether it's lettuce or Brussel sprouts.
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