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FSA update on testing of beef products for horse DNA
22 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
The FSA has received the second set of test results from the food industry, which has been checking for the presence of horse DNA...
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A message from Findus UK
22 February 2013 | By Findus UK
Findus UK can now confirm that ‘bute’ (phenylbutazone) was not found in the Beef Lasagne (withdrawn from sale on the 4th February)...
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Birds Eye UK & IRE core product recall statement
22 February 2013 | By Birds Eye
One product sold in Belgium, Chilli Con Carne, produced by Frigilunch N.V., has tested positive for horse DNA...
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Food Safety supplement 2013
22 February 2013 | By Dr Hilde Kruse, Helen Bahia, Knuth Lorenzen
Antibiotic resistance: a major concern for food safety (Dr Hilde Kruse, Programme Manager Food Safety, WHO Regional Office for Europe)Meat contamination in Europe (Helen Bahia, Editor, New Food)CIP tank farm arrangements (Knuth Lorenzen, EHEDG President)
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Scotland: frozen beef burger contains horse DNA
21 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
FSA is aware that North Lanarkshire Council has reported a positive result for horse DNA in a frozen beef burger...
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Burger company withdraws products
21 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Testing carried out by Powys County Council has shown that three samples of beef burger products have tested positive for at least 1% horse meat...
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FSA meat testing survey expanded
19 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
The FSA has expanded its UK-wide survey of food authenticity in processed meat products being carried out through local authorities...
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FSA publishes industry test results on beef products
15 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
The FSA is publishing the first set of industry results from beef products that have been tested for the presence of horse DNA...
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Commissioner Borg proposes Member States a coordinated control plan on horsemeat
13 February 2013 | By European Commission
Informal Ministerial Meeting with AGRI Ministers of the concerned Member States...
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Minister Coveney chairs informal meeting of Ministers from Member States directly affected by the mislabelling of processed meat products
13 February 2013 | By Government of Ireland
Simon Coveney chaired a meeting...
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Tesco finds horse meat in some Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese
11 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Tesco has announced that it has found horse meat in some Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese...
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Horsemeat in the EU food chain
11 February 2013 | By European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
EFSA is aware of the contamination of beef products with horsemeat in the EU food chain...
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FSA issues advice to public institutions on meat products
10 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
The FSA is issuing interim advice to public institutions in the light of the developing horse meat issue...
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FSA statement on horse meat investigation
8 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
‘This is a very serious issue. The evidence we have about the two cases, points to either gross negligence or deliberate contamination...'
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Findus beef lasagne products found with horse meat
7 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
The FSA has confirmed that the meat content of beef lasagne products recalled by Findus has tested positive...
