'Rationale' behind the EU Biocide Directive

"The "rationale' behind the EU Biocide Directive is based on banning substances on the grounds they have not been tested and shown to be safe" says Paul Nuttall, UKIP North West MEP.

"Yet the UK is not allowed by EU rules to ban imports of meat, in the wake of the horse meat scandal, unless the meat poses a safety risk. How about the same philosophy is adopted as with biocides and we assume the imported meat is not safe until proven to be so?

"The French blatantly ignored the EU after mad cow disease fears and banned our beef for three years without penalty. Perhaps we should do the same and make the safety of our citizens paramount."