Source: Horse & Hound Credit: World Horse Welfare CCTV to be compulsory for slaughterhouses by Lucy Elder CCTV will be compulsory in all English slaughterhouses under plans revealed by environment secretary Michael Gove today (11 August). Mr Gove said the measures he is setting out “will reinforce our […]
Source: By Eve Mitchell as published in foodandwaterwatch.org “…if you’re going to buy heavily processed foods you need to know this stuff –” It’s been a year since we were first told the beef we buy in the EU may actually be horsemeat, but we still don’t really […]
Source: the BBC The product tested was found to contain between 1% and 5% horsemeat Horsemeat has been found in tinned beef that has been on sale in discount stores in the UK, the Food Standards Agency said. Horse DNA was found during routine testing by Lincolnshire County […]
Source: by Felicity Lawrence as published on The Guardian “There were 1,380 reported cases of food fraud in 2012, up by two-thirds since 2010…” Budget cuts coupled with a two-thirds rise in reported food fraud have increased the risks of another horsemeat scandal, according to a National Audit […]
Source: Multiple “Regardless of Location, Horse Slaughter is a Magnet for Criminal Activity” Two men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud as part of an investigation by British police into the horsemeat scandal, it was revealed yesterday. City of London Police said that since launching an inquiry […]
Source: CMS Cameron McKenna , Sarah Hanson and Jessica Burt of the Association of Corporate Counsel …thresholds could not be identified and therefore no maximum residue limits established. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) have published a joint statement (click here) on the risk […]
Source: Barry Neild of the UK’s The Guardian Supermarket withdraws 340g tins of Smart Price Corned Beef after discovery of phenylbutazone Supermarket chain Asda said on Tuesday that it was recalling its range of budget corned beef after low levels of the veterinary pain killer phenylbutazone – known […]
Source: by Josh Hrala as published in Cracked.com “Sorry, I just couldn’t help myself, this was far too good not to share” ~ R.T. Bad news, horse and food fans — European burger processing plants have been combining your two favorite things and calling it “beef.” And don’t […]
Source: By Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent for The Telegraph PARENTS of children at an Edinburgh primary school have reacted angrily after a batch of frozen mince was found to contain between one and five per cent horse meat. Six schools received the same batch of mince, and it […]
Source: TheJournal.ie “But to stimulate them and get them on their feet again, you’d give them certain cortisone and bute” THE HORSEMEAT SCANDAL continues to grow legs with fresh revelations that a smuggling conspiracy has been running for years across Ireland and the UK. BBC Northern Ireland’s Spotlight […]
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