The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has suspended operations at two meat processing facilities in the UK over claims that both the firms have sold horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers.
The FSA raided both the premises, Peter Boddy Licensed Slaughterhouse in West Yorkshire and Farmbox Meats in West Wales, as part of the ongoing investigations into the mislabeling of meat products.
Following the raid, the agency has detained all meat found and seized paperwork, including customer lists from the two companies.
FSA director of operations Andrew Rhodes said that the agency ordered an audit of all horse producing abattoirs in the UK after this issue first arose last month.
"I have suspended both plants immediately while our investigations continue," Rhodes added.
Meanwhile, the European Commission is urging governments to conduct DNA tests on processed beef for traces of horsemeat, starting in March this year for three months.
