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Scientists Developed an Approach to Test Horse Meat
Dec 3, 2014The 2013 Horse Scandal (in UK referred as Horsegate) first came into light on 15 January 2013 when horse DNA had been discovered in frozen beefburgers sold in several Irish and British supermarket. Though horse meat is not harmful for human ...
Tags: Horse Meat, Health
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Romania Was Found to Contain Horse DNA, and It Has Been Withdrawn From Sale
Nov 4, 2013A batch of canned sliced beef from Romania was found to contain horse DNA, and it has been withdrawn from sale. The UK Food Standards Agency was informed by the Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) after a routine food testing in September ...
Tags: canned sliced beef, Horse Meat
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Food Firm Kerry Group Posted Promising Half Yearly Figures Despite UK Brands Flat-Lining
Aug 14, 2013Food firm Kerry Group has posted promising half yearly figures despite UK brands flat-lining in spreads and frozen food as a result of heavy promotions and the horsemeat effect. While the firm’s Richmond sausages, Wall’s ...
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Iceland Foods Has Big Plans for Its Processing Arm and Exports
Jun 13, 2013Iceland Foods has big plans for its processing arm and exports that will put reports of falling annual profits and weak sales growth into perspective, according to one director. The discount frozen food chain bought manufacturer Loxton ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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AB Sciex Has Developed a New Method to Detect Horse DNA in Meat Samples
May 27, 2013US-based mass spectrometry products provider AB SCIEX has developed a new method to detect horse DNA in meat samples. AB SCIEX noted that this development is in response to recent reports that horse and pig DNA had been identified in beef ...
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The Silvercrest Factory Has Been Sold by Its Parent Company Abp Food Group to Kepak Group
Apr 22, 2013The Silvercrest factory in the Irish Republic that sold burgers contaminated with horse DNA to Tesco, Burger King and the Co-operative Group, has been sold by its parent company ABP Food Group to Kepak Group. ABP has sold its Silvercrest ...
Tags: ABP, Agriculture, Food
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Testing Has Identified That Asda's Own-Brand Corned Beef Contained About 50% Horsemeat
Mar 25, 2013Testing conducted by the Leicestershire County Council has identified that Asda's own-brand corned beef contained about 50% horsemeat. On 8 March, Asda withdrew thousands of its own-brand corned beef tins from stores across the country ...
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Pig DNA Has Been Found in Halal Chicken Sausages That Were Supplied to a Primary School
Mar 15, 2013Pig DNA has been found in halal chicken sausages that were supplied to a primary school in Westminster, central London. This contamination was identified after Westminster Council officers collected seven samples from three schools in ...
Tags: Halal Chicken Sausages, Agriculture, Food
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Beef Product Samples in The UK Revealed That Three Products Contained Pork DNA Above 1%
Mar 12, 2013A nationwide testing of 364 beef product samples in the UK revealed that three products contained pork DNA above 1%, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The products that contained pig DNA are: ASDA Spaghetti and Meatballs, ASDA ...
Tags: beef product samples, pork DNA, FSA
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Birds Eye Announced That Horsemeat Contamination in Some of Its Products in UK
Mar 7, 2013Frozen food producer Birds Eye has announced that horsemeat contamination in some of its products in UK and Ireland was caused as a result of the meat supplied by Irish meat processor QK. In February, testing revealed that Birds Eye ...
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Life Technologies Developed The Rapidfinder Equine ID Kit
Mar 4, 2013US-based Life Technologies, in partnership with Instituto de Medicina Genómica (IMEGEN), Spain, has developed the RapidFinder Equine ID Kit, which detects the presence of equine DNA extracted in meat samples. The kit can be used in ...
Tags: Life Technologies, IMEGEN, horse DNA
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Portuguese Authorities Seized 87 Tons of Processed Beef Products
Mar 4, 2013Portuguese authorities have announced that they have seized 87 tons of processed beef products that were contaminated with horsemeat. The country's Food Safety Agency said in a statement that it has withdrawn nearly 19,000 pre-packed beef ...
Tags: Portuguese authorities, processed beef products, horsemeat
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IKEA Withdraws Some Products From Its Store Shelves Products Contained Traces of Horse DNA
Mar 1, 2013Swedish retailer IKEA is withdrawing certain minced meat products from its store shelves after the tests revealed that the products contained traces of horse DNA. The company is withdrawing Familjen Dafgard's wiener sausages from stores ...
Tags: IKEA, minced meat products, horse DNA
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Nestle Has Announced That It Has Halted Beef Supplies From a Spanish Supplier Servocar
Feb 28, 2013Swiss food company Nestlé has announced that it has halted beef supplies from a Spanish supplier Servocar after tests found that the products contained traces of horse DNA. Following this development, the company is recalling the ...
Tags: food company, Nestle, Servocar, horse DNA
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Paul Bulcke Has Blamed The Horsemeat Scandal on a Criminal Minority
Feb 27, 2013The boss of the world’s biggest food company Nestlé, Paul Bulcke has blamed the horsemeat scandal on a criminal minority, who threatened to undermine trust between consumers and the food industry. Nestlé boss Paul ...
Tags: Nestle, Paul Bulcke, horsemeat scandal