The American Embassy of Iceland has disputed Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson’s claims given at the Progressive Party’s meeting from last Friday.
At the meeting, the prime minister claimed that 99% of all meat produced in factory farms in America was steroid enhanced meat; and in an interview with Channel 2 news Sigmundur claimed that American meat was not allowed within the EEA or EU.
However, these claims are unsubstantiated according to Paul Cunningham, officer of Public Affairs at the embassy. Cunningham says: “research has shown more than once that American meat products are safe and we encourage Icelanders to keep their markets open to American products”.
This statement echoes the argument of Charlotte Oddsdóttir, a veterinarian at The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority in an article in Fréttablaðið newspaper yesterday, refuting the prime minister since American meat is indeed allowed within the EU, and its production is highly regulated. The debate comes in the wake of Costco’s recent interest in opening a new store in Iceland.
The American Embassy of Iceland has disputed Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson’s claims given at the Progressive Party’s meeting from last Friday.
At the meeting, the prime minister claimed that 99% of all meat produced in factory farms in America was steroid enhanced meat; and in an interview with Channel 2 news Sigmundur claimed that American meat was not allowed within the EEA or EU.
However, these claims are unsubstantiated according to Paul Cunningham, officer of Public Affairs at the embassy. Cunningham says: “research has shown more than once that American meat products are safe and we encourage Icelanders to keep their markets open to American products”.
This statement echoes the argument of Charlotte Oddsdóttir, a veterinarian at The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority in an article in Fréttablaðið newspaper yesterday, refuting the prime minister since American meat is indeed allowed within the EU, and its production is highly regulated. The debate comes in the wake of Costco’s recent interest in opening a new store in Iceland.
