Prof Elliott spoke to the Lords EU Committee about the reduction in the number of public analyst laboratories and reduced resources for enforcement officers compared to activities in other Member States. Although the FSA's National Food Crime Unit was welcomed, not one prosecution had been taken compared to 24 major investigations by the Dutch Food Crime Unit, and the seizing of 6.5 million Euros in criminal assets.
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