Several Welsh councils have withdrawn certain beef products from use in schools and care homes after a sample of frozen mince from an approved Newport-based supplier reportedly tested positive for horsemeat.
Local authorities should be undertaking urgent investigations to reassure consumers that council-run food outlets have not been affected by the horsemeat scandal.
Parents will be especially keen to learn whether school canteens have inadvertently put horsemeat in meals.
A swift programme of testing can help establish the truth and hopefully reassure consumers of the quality of food being sold in Wales.
– Janet Finch-Saunders AM, Shadow Minister for Local Government