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 […]
The Guardian, Fall-out Continues: Tesco and Aldi withdraw ready meals produced by the French food supplier Comigel Frozen spaghetti and lasagne meals have been stripped from supermarket as fears over contaminated meat products spread.Retail giant shelves. Tesco and discount chain Aldi revealed it has withdrawn a range of […]
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 […]
Forward and Story by R.T. Fitch ~ Co-Founder/President of the Wild Horse Freedom Federation “Feb 1st 2003 changed the lives of millions of people. As a country and a human community we lost 7 brave souls over the skies of north Texas and Louisiana, that day. The space […]
Vickery Eckhoff, Contributor ~ Forbes.com “Rural U.S. lawmakers with ties to the cattle industry and economically-strapped horse breeding registries have been pushing to reopen horse slaughter plants in the states…” While everyone is making jokes about the Polish horse meat that contaminated Tesco’s ground beef patties in the […]
Food for the Horse Lover’s Soul “It’s ‘Feel Good Sunday’ and we are, once again, going to take the day off from pressing issues so that our dedicated advocates can take a deep breath and recharge their batteries. Over the past week we brought to you a cornucopia […]
Unedited, less headlines, BLM Press Release Release Date: 01/18/13 Contacts:Dorothy Harvey, 775-635-4040, d50harve@blm.gov Yet Another Assault on Native Wild Horses and U.S. Taxpayer’s Wallets to Commence Battle Mountain, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin the Diamond Complex Wild Horse Gather on Friday, Jan. 18, […]
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