Horsemeat scandal: Focus switches to Romania

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price of horse meat has recently fallen dramatically in Romania following a new law there banning horses-and-carts on the highway😱

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21401111
I think I'll stick to raw meat from Morrisons.
 
"Tainted in Horse meat" I dont call 100% "TAINTED" jurnalists
 
Sorry don't do Whippet in Scotland only the insides of sheep.
 
Horsemeat scandal: Tesco reveals 60% content in dish

Some Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese contains 60% horsemeat, DNA tests by the retailer have found.

The meal, withdrawn from sale last Tuesday, was made at the same French factory producing Findus beef lasagne, at the centre of a current controversy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21418342

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The lasagne I bought from Aldi was the nicest one I have ever tasted not sure if this was horse ?


Findus products I would not buy .

I noticed over the last couple of days that Morrison's and Asda have put the mince beef up in price and the beef joints are on special price.

After hearing about the transportation issues from a delivery aspect I will be more wary of what I buy .
 
Horsemeat scandal: Government to hold food summit

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson will meet Food Standards Agency and food industry representatives later to discuss the horsemeat crisis.

Mr Paterson told the Commons on Monday that it appeared "criminal activity" had been at the heart of the scandal.

MPs will discuss the issue after Labour called a debate on Tuesday afternoon.

It comes after some Tesco Everyday Value spaghetti bolognese, withdrawn from sale last week, was found to contain 60% horsemeat.

Horsemeat has been detected in several brand and supermarket-own processed meat products.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21421477
 
Horsemeat scandal: bute drug 'presents very low risk to public health'

The UK's chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, has said there is a "limited public health risk" if the drug phenylbutazone, known as bute, is found in beef products that contain horsemeat.

In her first public statement on the horsemeat scandal, Davies reiterated the message of ministers that there was no health risk and sought to allay concerns over any potential harm from bute, an equine anti-inflammatory medicine that is banned in food.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has ordered further tests and said last week that consumers should not eat Findus beef lasagne bought before it was removed from shelves because it had not been tested for bute.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/11/horsemeat-bute-very-low-risk
 
EU ban on UK mince made suppliers vulnerable to horse meat

An EU decision to reclassify a type of minced meat widely used in the UK played a significant part in creating the horsemeat crisis, a former Food Standards Agency senior scientist says.

Desinewed meat was a key ingredient in value items such as pies, lasagne and other processed beef products.

Dr Mark Woolfe said the decision to ban it last year had prompted producers to go outside the UK to source supplies of cheap mince.

The FSA rejected his argument.

Until 2009, Dr Woolfe was the head of authenticity at the FSA.

He says the root cause of the current horsemeat crisis can be traced back to a decision taken by the European Commission less than 12 months ago to ban desinewed meat, which was then a key food ingredient.

He also suggested UK lamb products might need testing for horsemeat to reassure customers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21430329
 
Slaughterhouse and meat firm raided

A slaughterhouse and a meat firm have been raided by police and food safety officials probing alleged mislabelling of beef products as horsemeat.

Peter Boddy Licensed Slaughterhouse, in West Yorkshire, and Farmbox Meats Ltd, Aberystwyth, have had work suspended.

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said it was unacceptable if UK firms were defrauding the public.

Meanwhile, Waitrose withdrew its Essential British Frozen Beef Meatballs after pork was detected in two batches.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21434077
 
The one in Wales is only 10 miles from me and the company directors are well known locals - definitely causing a stir and probably worth buying our local weekly paper tomorrow. Jiw jiw as we say round here!!
 
Horsemeat scandal: Probe will be relentless, says FSA

The probe into allegations of horsemeat mislabelling will be "relentless", the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said.

It comes after a slaughterhouse in Todmorden, West Yorkshire and a meat firm near Aberystwyth were raided by FSA officials supported by police.

FSA director of operations Andrew Rhodes told the BBC that the agency's investigations would continue until "there was nothing left to find".

The FSA suspended operations at both raided premises and seized paperwork.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21437328
 
UK vets have 'repeatedly raised concerns' over bute in food

An independent veterinary committee had "repeatedly expressed concern" about a drug found in UK horsemeat destined for export, the BBC has learned.

The discovery of horsemeat in UK foodstuffs is raising big concerns that UK testing regimes are not sufficient.

There are worries that if unregulated horsemeat is substituted for beef it could expose people to a drug called phenylbutazone - often called "bute".

Once used as an anti-inflammatory, its toxicity to some people led to a ban.

The drug in rare cases caused a serious blood disorder known as aplastic anaemia.

But it is still used widely to treat horses. Once treated these animals are not supposed to enter the food chain.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21383362
 
'Pork' meatballs withdrawn by Waitrose made in Glasgow factory

Batches of Waitrose beef meatballs that were withdrawn from shelves for containing pork were made at a factory in Glasgow, it has emerged.

The supermarket chain has confirmed that the items were made by ABP Freshlink in Old Shettleston Road.

ABP Food Group responded: "Freshlink has carried out over 450 DNA tests during the last two and a half years.

"All our test results have been confirmed as negative for non-declared species."

Republic of Ireland-based ABP said its Glasgow convenience foods factory would share its own results with the Food Standards Agency as part of its investigations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21442328
 
Horsemeat scandal: EU urges DNA tests of processed beef

The EU is urging members to conduct random tests to tackle a widening scandal over mislabelled horsemeat.

All members should carry out DNA tests on processed beef for traces of horsemeat for three months from 1 March, the health commissioner said.

Horsemeat should also be tested for the presence of the veterinary medicine phenylbutazone ("bute"), he added.

Tonio Borg was speaking after a meeting with ministers from the UK, France and other affected countries in Brussels.

"This is a Europe-wide issue that needs a Europe-wide solution," Irish Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21453370
 
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