All was well until the public discovered that certain beef products in reality also contained Horsemeat !
Suddenly this became an international crisis, and suddenly "experts" from somewhere in the EU are going to revise the rules !!! Suddenly another EU Directive is in the making !!! Politicians are involved !!!
The "Horsemeat Crisis" is breeding even more problems. Is the real question not "What went wrong?" From what can be understood it seems that along the line someone sold Horsemeat and described it as Beef.
In simple English, if this is true, this is a Fraud !!! Normal commercial laws will recognise and punish situations like this anywhere in Europe, Worldwide in fact !!!
Many Directors of companies concerned in the "chain of events", are squealing that they have been deluded. It is true that the "chain of events" is complicated and very long. However, in the "chain of events" should Company Directors not apply tests of "due diligence" to ensure that what their companies ordered corresponds with what was in fact delivered ?
The punishment for Fraud is often a term in prison. When Directors do not do their job, Shareholders decide their fate ! Shareholders suffer the costs of mismangement !
Does the Horsemeat Scandal therefore really merit another "Directive" ?
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