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5p bag charge - your views
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Did we not use bags over and over before the advent of free plastic bags?
Yes, we did. But that was before the widespread contamination of poultry due to modern farming and slaughtering methods.
I suggest you read the link someone posted earlier. It would save having to argue based on ignorance of the facts.
Well when will these deaths kick in?
How many years are we to wait,or is this an English specific issue?
Big issue for you? Buy a new bag every time or keep a meat specific bag.
I would have thought you had had enough major food contamination problems in Scotland in recent years to have learned better. Clearly not.
Me? nope none.
How many contamination issues have been identified as the fault of cross contamination either in the same bag or by using a bag since both Wales and Scotland introduced this legislation?
From the Telegraph's article: "During the last three years there has been a steady rate of just over 900 reported cases of campylobacter poisoning a year in Birmingham.
Nick Lowe, manager of the council’s food safety team, said: "Our message to consumers is that handling the packaging should be regarded as just as likely to cause food poisoning and touching the raw meat.""
Clearly your resistance to common sense applies to bacteria too. Congratulations.
An area of the UK unaffected by carrier bag legislation in those 3 years.
Thanks for disproving your point so succinctly.
A/ How many do you need?
B/ Has any research been undertaken?
C/ Given that it has taken decades for the current research to have been undertaken and published why take the gamble with public health?
A figure? Any? Some? None?
Each time there is an outbreak.
More bluster and balls...
Proof man, where is the proof using the same bag or re-using that bag has any impact on cross contamination.