24 Feb 2013 11:35

Onishchenko criticizes idea of German minister to give scandal-ridden horsemeat to poor

MOSCOW. Feb 24 (Interfax) - Russian Chief Sanitation Doctor Gennady Onishchenko has described as impermissible the proposal of a German Cabinet member to distribute among the poor the horsemeat that has provoked a scandal in Europe.

"The idea is dumb-founding," he said to Interfax on Sunday.

German Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Dirk Niebel suggested distributing the spoiled meat products amongo the poor, the Russian Service of BBC reported.

"It turns out that what by all standards should be discarded is suggested feeding away to citizens of the European Union, including Germany, only because they live below the poverty line," Onishchenko said.