UK police have raided two meat firms as part of an investigation into how beef products containing horse meat have been sold. The UK Food Standards Agency issued a statement yesterday evening (12 February) to say its officials and police ...
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More than a third of shoppers are less likely to buy processed meat products after the horse meat scandal, according to a survey of 6,000 consumers by the research group GMI on behalf of Kantar. Value ranges are expected to suffer from ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has confirmed the level of horse meat contamination in Findus UK branded lasagne stood at 60%. The lasagne, which was manufactured on behalf of Findus by French group Comigel, was withdrawn from sale on ...
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Consumers’ appetite for assured, quality beef has remained “robust”, despite the horse meat scandal , says the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX). Signs of confidence: consumers want quality-assured British meat ...
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Irish catering supplier Rangelands Foods is recalling more than 9000 frozen burgers as they contain significant levels of horse meat, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). This move comes after testing conducted by ...
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UK-based LGC Standards has introduced two new methods for meat speciation testing, as part of its established Quality in Meat and Fish Analysis proficiency testing scheme. The launch of new samples, which comes in the wake of the ongoing ...
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 food industry has agreed to report the results of its testing program to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), in the wake of the ongoing horse meat contamination incident. This decision has been taken following a meeting between the ...
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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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Uncertainty hangs over the future of 112 Silvercrest workers, after Burger King, Tesco and the Co-operative Group severed contracts with the supplier, according to the union Unite. 112 Silvercrest plant workers have been suspended with ...
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Uncertainty hangs over the future of 112 Silvercrest workers, after Burger King, Tesco and the Co-operative Group severed contracts with the supplier, according to Unite the union. 112 Silvercrest plant workers have been suspended with ...
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Multi-national meat company Vion has sold its Debbie & Andrew’s sausage brand to WA Turner, a subsidiary of ABP Food Group, for an undisclosed sum. ABP subsidiary WA Turner has acquired the Debbie & Andrew’s sausage brand ...
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Given the recent news that a sample of Tesco Everyday Value Beef burgers contained 29% horse meat, it’s interesting to see that McDonald’s has unveiled new packaging designs which it says are the latest step in their ...
Trading Standards officials have discovered poultry, beef and veal in products that were being sold as lamb kebabs. When is a 'lamb' kebab not a lamb kebab? When it contains poultry, beef and veal, said Trading Standards West Sussex ...
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