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Four men handed jail terms after diverting meat not meant for human consumption back into food chain

The food crime team discovered 1.9 tonnes of animal by-products at an illegal meat cutting plant in Southwark

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The Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) helped secure the conviction of four men involved in an illegal meat cutting plant
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The Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) helped secure the conviction of four men involved in an illegal meat cutting plant

Four men have been given custodial sentences after being found guilty of diverting meat not fit for human consumption back into the human food chain. The defendants were convicted earlier this year...

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