The UK's Food Standards Agency has released a second set of test results from the industry revealing 99% of products sampled proved negative for traces of horse DNA. The FSA's results, published Friday afternoon (22 February), confirmed ...
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Birds Eye has pulled three beef ready meals from supermarkets in the UK and Ireland as a precaution after a product it sells in Belgium tested positive for horse DNA. The company said today (22 February) its 340g Traditional Spaghetti ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to double its testing of meat products in the wake of the horsemeat contamination scandal. The agency said it is including beef-based foods sold pre-packed, or loose, such as cafe sandwiches. The ...
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Nestle has recalled two beef ready meals on sale in Spain and Italy after tests returned positive for horse DNA. The company is recalling its Buitoni beef ravioli and beef tortellini products on sale in the two markets because tests ...
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Nestlé has started recruiting for the 400 jobs created by the pound 110M expansion of its coffee manufacturing facility in Tutbury, Derbyshire. UK sales of Nescafé Dolce Gusto have increased by 40% The pound 110M expansion ...
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Swiss food company Nestlé is withdrawing beef pasta meals from shelves in Italy and Spain after tests found that the products contained traces of horse DNA. The company noted that this decision has been made after its tests found ...
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that about 29 beef samples were found to be positive for the horsemeat, out of the 2501 beef samples that were tested in response to the ongoing horsemeat contamination scandal. The agency ...
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Results from the first set of UK tests on beef products for horsemeat have in the main cleared the country's retailers. Products from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, The Co-operative Group and Iceland Foods tested negative for traces of ...
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Asda has recalled fresh sauce manufactured by private-label giant Greencore after finding horse DNA in the line - the first product outside the frozen aisle to become embroiled in the contamination scandal. Greencore has confirmed it ...
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The European Commission has called on the EU's 27 members states to test for horse DNA in beef products. Tonio Borg, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, has set out plans for tests to be carried out to see if food containing beef ...
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Tesco has admitted an own-label spaghetti bolognese in the UK contained horse DNA. The UK's largest retailer announced this evening the product, sold under its cut-price Everyday Value own label, contained over 60% horse DNA in some ...
UK upmarket retailer Waitrose has recalled its British beef meatballs after the product were found to potentially contain traces of pork. The retailer said today (13 February) two batches of its Essential 16 British Meatballs produced ...
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European food researchers from 27 member EU states are set to meet in Brussels, Belgium, to establish plans to address the horsemeat mislabeling scandal. The EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain will outline plans to implement ...
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UK-based supermarket chain Tesco has announced that it has found horse meat in some Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese. The horse meat was identified after the company carried out a number of tests following the product's withdrawal from ...
The UK's Food Standards Agency has said it will publish the results of tests for horse meat DNA to be carried out on beef burgers sold at UK retailers. In mid-January, frozen beef burgers on sale at a number of retailers in the UK and ...
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