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Farming Today: The food inspection system under pressure, a forest for young people and poultry week begins

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The food inspection system under pressure, a forest for young people and poultry week begins

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, The food inspection system under pressure, a forest for young people and poultry week begins

Budget cuts are hampering Food Standards inspections - what needs to change?

What is a forest for young people? We meet some children as they help to plant one in Derbyshire.

A report from the Food Standards Agency says budget cuts and an out of date approach to regulation are hampering their inspections... Those inspections should be checking that places are hygienic and that food is what it says it is and meets food safety and labelling rules. So what needs to change?

Also, we meet some children busy planting trees to form part of a new forest for young people in Derbyshire, and we kick of a week of programming about poultry with an overview of the industry.

Presented by Charlotte Smith. Produced by Heather Simons.

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