The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United kingdom is looking into poultry that is being imported from the Netherlands which contains as much as 35% water. This meat, however, was described as having a meat content of 80%. It is not illegal or unhealthy to inject water or animal protein to chicken, however, under EU regulations, consumers must be informed about what has been added. This is often the case in supermarkets, however, it is very seldom that restaurant and canteen menus provide such information.
The FSA is discussing whether to step-up inspection of chicken products at ports and to order a wider survey of chicken on sale to the catering trade. The agency will raise the issue with the Dutch authorities and is also expected to report its concerns to the European Commission.
The British TV program BBC Panorama want to report about the Dutch injecting water into chicken meat to make it appear heavier and bigger and is looking for a Dutch investigative journalist that wants to go undercover in the Dutch chicken meat industry and to report about the way of working and to film with a hidden camera.
For this production Featurez gave advice and di research to find several journalists that are used to undercover work and that are prepared to go into the chicken factories equipped with a hidden camera.