Where’s the pork?

ARE we getting bang for our buck in our bangers? Do we know where the meat in them comes from?

Will sausages be the next horsegate scandal? This week I looked at eight sausages to find out.

Bord Bia awards a quality assurance mark when sausages have a minimum of 70% meat content and use meat from Bord Bia Quality Assured farms which must be Irish. On its website you can find a list of companies that are members of Bord Bia, but this does not guarantee adherence to these standards unless they get the quality assured mark.