A Parliamentary committee questioned the head of the FRTF in June 2012...
"Q4
Chair: Of the 19 recommendations directed at the Food Standards Agency, 18 were accepted. I know you have a close interest, and a couple of us have constituency interests, particularly in desinewed meat. If you take that as an example of how not to engage with Europe, do you think there are lessons that we can learn when we are trying to dismantle the level of regulation, and we have a unilateral own goal that bans meat by UK producers only?
Richard Macdonald:...I very, very strongly believe that if you want to get the most out of Europe-including out of Europe-you have to engage. The flip side of that is true. Whether that is so in this case, I would have to be honest and say I am not able to make a judgment. What I am pretty clear about in terms of the issue is that there is no food safety risk..."
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmenvfru/308/12061301.htm