The Food Standards Agency in the UK announced last week that three people were arrested by Dyfed-Powys Police on suspicion of fraud as a result of the investigation into the use of horse meat in the human food chain. FSA officers also investigated three facilities in England with local authorities and the police. One was … Read more
EU Health Commissioners Tonio Borg announced last week that meat products throughout Europe will undergo DNA testing to see if they contain horse meat. He said, “the tests will be on DNA in meat products in all member states.” The horse meat scandal erupted in January 2013 after the Food Safety Authority of Ireland found … Read more
Three arrests have been made in the food fraud scandal that has gripped Europe since horse meat was detected in burgers and frozen lasagne. The men who work at Farmbox Meats near Aberystywth and Peter Boddy Slaughterhouse in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, will be interviewed by investigators from the Food Standards Agency. Operations at those plants have … Read more
When the Food Safety Authority of Ireland recently discovered horse DNA in ground meat, some which made its way into Burger King sandwiches in the UK and then into Findus lasagne sold in the UK, the reaction by most consumers there and here was the same: gross. But not all Americans are grossed out by … Read more
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has found horse DNA in some beef burger, beef meal, and salami products available for sale in that country. This raises concerns about traceability of ingredients entering the food chain as well as concerns about accurate food labeling. Scientists analyzed 27 beef burger products. Ten of them, or … Read more