Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Okay, but it is a pretty serious problem which raises questions about the role of big business in the food industry and its attitude to food quality and integrity. It also raises important social questions. Academics in Britain have been making the point that in time of recession, people in financial distress or who have lost their jobs economise on food purchases and, as a result, are much more dependent on cheap processed food from supermarkets. Accordingly, it is the less well-off who stand to be most impacted upon by this crisis.

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