Equine Welfare Alliance has issued an update on the Moran Amendment: Now that the Moran-Young amendment has cleared the committee, it is no longer an amendment but part of the bill. Be sure to thank Bill Young (R-FL) along with Jim for introducing the amendment. Of note, is the […]
Multiple Sources “”I will vigorously pursue all legal remedies available to me if we discover any violations…” (SANTA FE)—Attorney General Gary King today expressed grave concerns over the potential health risks associated with consumption of horse meat processed at the proposed horse slaughtering plant in Roswell. “As Attorney […]
Tracking the Story Got You Confused? Following the story of contaminated “beef” containing horsemeat in common products in the EU and UK has managed to make everyone a little dizzy so our good friends over to the Australian Institute of Food Safety put together a graphic that might […]
As published by CNN “The levels found are above the one percent threshold the UK’s Food Safety Agency uses to indicate likely adulteration or gross negligence.” (CNN) — Nestle is suspending deliveries of all its products that include beef from a German supplier because “traces of horse DNA” […]
Commentary and information supplied by Vicki Tobin ~ VP of Equine Welfare Alliance Tainted Horse Meat found in UK Walmart Allow me to vent for a moment…. Have we (collective we) not been saying that horse slaughter is going to give the entire meat industry a black eye? […]
James Meikle, Felicity Lawrence and Jemma Buckley The Guardian, Thursday 31 January 2013 20.02 GMT Fast food company said test results at production plant revealed ‘very small trace levels’ of horse DNA in its products Burger King has revealed that some of its burgers were contaminated in the […]
By Katy Askew of Just-Food.com Tainted Horse Meat Scandal Spreads to Spain Undeclared horse meat DNA has been found in Spanish burgers, a leading consumer organization revealed today (29 January). Following the discovery of horse meat in burgers sold at retailers in the UK and Ireland, Spanish consumer […]
Felicity Lawrence and agencies The Guardian, Thursday 24 January 2013 12.35 GMT MP says she has evidence several horses slaughtered in UK last year tested positive for ‘bute’ or phenylbutazone A potentially carcinogenic drug may have entered the human food chain through meat from horses slaughtered in the […]
By Sean Poulter, Keith Gladdis and Suzannah Hills of MailOnline More than ten million burgers removed from sale Premier Inn has become the latest company to remove thousands of beef burgers from its restaurants over fears they may be contaminated with horse meat as its supplier suspends operations. […]
I am writing you today on behalf of the Equine Welfare Alliance, our member organizations and individual members to clarify the misinformation and blatant disregard for food safety laws provided in the petition submitted by Sue Wallis.
First and foremost, slaughter should not be used for any purpose other than food production. It is very clear that Ms. Wallis intends to use horse slaughter as a disposal service that will be paid for with our hard earned tax dollars. Our country can ill afford another welfare program.
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