John MacGregor on egg crisis

Title

John MacGregor on egg crisis

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Dec 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:11

Description

John Fraser interviews Agriculture Minister John MacGregor in Brussels, following the resignation of junior health minister Edwina Currie, over her remarks about salmonella-infected eggs. He is due to attend a meeting of Common Market farm ministers, and, while he is there, ask for EEC approval for his egg crisis measures.

Contributors

John Fraser; John MacGregor

Keywords

Government; Agriculture; EEC; Farming; Conservative Party; Common markets; Safety; Europe; Food; Ministers; Food safety; Eggs; Safety measures; Edwina Currie; Salmonella; Poultry farming; Poultry industry

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