MPs blast nanny state officials telling Brits not to eat raw meat at their summer BBQs

MPs have blasted nanny state officials after they issued guidelines telling Brits not to eat raw meat at their summer BBQs. The Government has shared advice online telling people not to be “a tool” and ‘“don’t let your food sunbathe”. MPs have blasted nanny state officials after they issued guidelines telling Brits not to eat raw meat at their summer BBQs Credit: Getty The advice from the Food Standards Agency was issued as part of a new campaign Credit: Getty Recommendations from the Food Standards Agency [FSA] issued earlier this month include taking the “jeopardy out of your jerk chicken”. Alex Burghart, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said Brits can manage their own BBQs perfectly well this summer. Sign up for the Politics newsletter Thank you! He added: “Families have been flipping burgers on their patios and porches for generations. “Labour cannot fill a pothole or stop the boats, yet somehow find the time, and the taxpayers’ money, to cook up coleslaw guidance. It’s Labour that deserves a grilling after this nonsense.” READ MORE ON WOKE BRITAIN The FSA guidance tells people not to take the “it looks done” gamble, adding: “The outside can look done while the inside remains raw. “Take the jeopardy out of your jerk chicken by always cooking meat all the way through.” They also tell people to “take the peril out of your poultry” by keeping raw meat away from cooked food. And warn against the “sunny side risk”, adding: “Don’t let your food sunbathe as bacteria can multiply quickly when it gets hotter.” Most read in The Sun It is part of a campaign called “Stop. Think. Serve” to encourage people to be careful with their everyday kitchen habits. Rebecca Sudworth, Director of Policy at the Food Standards Agency, said: “We know that food poisoning cases rise during the summer months, and BBQs and picnics can create the conditions where bacteria thrive if food isn’t handled carefully.” Comment now