Preparations are also in hand for a trial burn of MBM in a specialist waste incinerator. All tests are being closely monitored by the Environment Agency. This week the Minister for Agriculture announced a new scheme to help the UK beef industry, following a second report on it by Coopers and Lybrand. We are proposing to organise the disposal of unsaleable beef and beef products held by meat processors and exporters, free of charge. We are also proposing to support temporary storage where necessary.
Intervention arrangements Intervention plays an important part in supporting the beef market.
We are pressing for changes to the rules to ensure that it plays this part as effectively as possible. In particular we are keen to increase the processor's margin, to take account of additional costs incurred by British processors. We are also pressing for changes to the coefficients relating intervention prices to the market and to improve access to intervention for forequarter beef. This week the Meat and Livestock Commission will be launching a quality standard for British minced beef. The standard is designed to reassure consumers about its quality.