Jamie Doward The Observer, Saturday 9 February 2013 17.13 GMT DNA testing of food to be stepped up following fears there has been criminal activity on an international scale Organised criminal gangs operating internationally are suspected of playing a major role in the horsemeat scandal that has seen […]
Story by Matt McGrath of the BBC 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 […]
By Henry Chu of the Los Angeles Times “Everything Surrounding Horse Slaughter Smacks of Criminal Intent!” LONDON — A growing food-contamination scandal in Britain widened into a criminal investigation Friday, with consumers worried about finding horse meat in their burgers or lasagna. What began as the discovery of […]
Martin Hickman of the INDEPENDENT “Hey USA, What’s in YOUR Ground Beef?” Britons have been eating horse meat in “beef” ready meals for up to six months, according to a leaked document from the frozen food company at the centre of the scandal. Findus admitted in a letter […]
Adam Taylor of the Business Insider “There are concerns that the horse meat used in the lasagna contained the drug bute, which is a known human health risk.” In January, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) made a horrifying discovery — horse meat had been found in […]
By Ken Anderson of Brownfield Ag News for America Cattlemen’s Beef Association Ain’t Happy, Shucks! The director of federal lands for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is expressing “reservations” about the nomination of Sally Jewell to be the next Secretary of the Interior. Speaking with Brownfield at the […]
By Juliet Eilperin, of the Washington Post Where does this leave the Wild Horses & Burros? President Obama on Wednesday will nominate Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) chief executive Sally Jewell to head the Interior Department, according to a White House official who asked not to be identified because […]
By Ruki Sayid of The Mirror Supermarket staff removed all own-brand burgers from sale after a new investigation uncovered the batch of rogue meat at a supplier Fuming Asda bosses last night vowed to get to the bottom of the contaminated beef scandal that has left it with […]
By Debbie Coffey ~ Director of Wild Horse Affairs at Wild Horse Freedom Federation as it appears in the PPJ Gazette ~ Copyright 2013/allrights reserved “When wild horse advocates contacted the BLM with questions about my article and the sales of wild horses to Jim Reeves of Spur […]
Unedited Press Release less Head and Sublines Release Date: Release Date: 02/05/13 Contacts: Tom Gorey, 202-912-7420 Government Selected Slaughter and Hunting Interests Convene to Plot Demise of Wild Equines March 4-5, Oklahoma City The Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet in […]
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