All Horse meat articles – Page 13
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Comment & Opinion
Horse meat: the blame game
The horsemeat scandal erupted into bitter recriminations and a torrent of legal threats over the weekend, as brands vowed to sue suppliers who vowed to sue sub-suppliers, and different EU governments engaged in vigorous finger-pointing.As I write this, the Romanian government has just hit back at suggestions by the French ...
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NewsHorse meat: Scandal unleashes lawsuits across Europe
The widening horse meat scandal has triggered a wave of legal action across the EU, as companies implicated in the issue declare they have been defrauded and vow to take legal action against their suppliers.
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NewsHorse meat: Industry told to publish tests every three months
As the horse meat scandal widens, Defra has announced retailers and processors are to carry out wider and more rigorous tests on their meat products to reassure the public of the authenticity of the food they are buying.
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NewsHorse meat: Public warned to expect more revelations as scandal escalates
As retailers, processors and local authorities embark on a widespread testing regime of processed meat products, the government has warned yet more horse meat could be discovered in food on sale in the UK.
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NewsFSA sanctions 1% DNA tolerance level in meat
The new UK meat testing regime agreed by the FSA and industry will allow for a 1% tolerance for DNA of other species…
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NewsHorse meat: Tests ‘demanded’ by FSA are voluntary
The Food Standards Agency has clarified the comprehensive tests on all beef products it “demanded” last night will, in fact, be voluntary, and that it does not have legal powers to compel companies to test products.
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NewsHorse meat: Birds Eye and Heinz say their beef products not affected by scandal
Birds Eye and Heinz have moved to reassure retailers and consumers that their products are not affected by the horsemeat scandal.
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NewsHorse meat: Hull meat trader confirms involvement in investigations
The Hull-based meat supplier that was named last week as a possible source of horse meat has said it is helping the Food Standards Agency in its investigations into the scandal.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the meat supply chain must adopt a 'criminal' mentality
Stopping another scandal will involve more than lab work…
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News
Horse meat: Findus lasagne problem may have gone on for six months, claims MP
The horse meat adulteration problem on Findus lasagne may have gone on since August 2012, a Labour MP has claimed.
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NewsHorse meat: Findus pulls 380,000 lasagnes after horse meat discovery
Findus UK has withdrawn from sale or destroyed about 380,000 of its frozen beef lasagnes, after the meat content of some was found to be 100% horse instead of beef.
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NewsHorse meat: FSA reassures on Freeza after Mary Creagh writes to Paterson
The Food Standards Agency has issued a statement stressing Northern Ireland’s Freeza Meats has not supplied any meat products contaminated with horse DNA, after Labour shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh wrote to Defra demanding urgent action to protect Freeza’s customers.
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NewsAldi joins Tesco and Findus in pulling lasagne and spaghetti products
Aldi has become the latest company to pull lasagne and spaghetti Bolognese products off shelves, following problems at a French supplier.
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Horse meat: Polish meat found in Northern Ireland under quarantine since September
UK officials were aware of potential labelling and traceability issues on meat product imported from Poland as early as September last year, it has emerged.
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Horse meat: ABP points finger at McAdam, UK meat trader implicated
ABP Food Group has said its Silvercrest plant bought 170 tonnes of beef product imported from Poland from Irish meat trader McAdam Foods , which has since turned out to contain horse.
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NewsHorse meat: Asda pulls four burger lines as a precaution after Northern Ireland horse DNA discovery
Asda has withdrawn four frozen burger lines as a precaution, after frozen meat detained in a cold store in Northern Ireland was found to contain 80% horse DNA.
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Comment & Opinion
Horse burger scandal should be a wake-up call to government
News that horse meat and traces of pig have been found in burgers should be a wake-up call…
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News
Horse meat: Freeza Meats says horse DNA meat was stored on behalf of someone else
The Northern Irish company identified last night by the Food Standards Agency regarding the discovery of frozen meat containing 80% horse DNA has stressed it was merely storing the product on behalf of another company.
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News
Horse meat: Irish police joins investigations after meat filler with 75% horse is found
The Irish police has been called in to assist with investigations into the horse meat contamination scandal, after a meat filler containing 75% horse DNA was found in Ireland.
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NewsHalal meat: 3663 drops McColgan's halal products over pork DNA discovery
3663 has said it will no longer source halal products from Northern Irish manufacturer McColgan’s Quality Foods, after traces of pork DNA were found in supposedly halal meat products supplied to prisons.