Russia is likely to impose a temporary ban on meat imports from European Union (EU) nations if it does not receive additional guarantees that meat products sold to the country will not contain horsemeat. Russia's chief sanitary official ...
Tags: Meat Imports, Horsemeat Contamination, Food
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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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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Police have raided three more premises in the UK as the investigation into the horsemeat contamination continues. The UK Food Standards Agency said it joined police and local authority officials to swoop on a site in Hull and two in ...
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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 ...
Tags: European food, horsemeat, Food Chain