John Gummer says British beef is safe

Title

John Gummer says British beef is safe

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

18 May 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

Andrew Neil Breakfast. Agriculture Minister John Gummer states that British beef is safe (despite the presence of BSE in the British herd) and may still be eaten safely by everyone. He is backed up by the President of the Farmers Union, Sir Simon Gourlay. Labour Agricultural spokesman Dr David Clark denies calling John Gummer a lout - instead, he says, he’d said that John Gummer had done nowt. Male reporter not identified (poss. Andy Stenton).

Contributors

John Gummer; Andy Stenton; Simon Gourlay

Keywords

Health; Farming; Meat; Beef; Food; Food industry; Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Cattle; Animal diseases

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