Finland-based meat group HKScan booked an increase in profits in 2012 but said the group's performance last year was "below expectations". Earnings amounted to EUR16.4m (US$21.8m), a 34.4% increase on the prior-year period. Operating ...
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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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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found traces of potentially harmful horse drug phenylbutazone in eight horses slaughtered in the UK - and warned six may have entered the French food chain. The announcement, issued this morning (14 ...
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US retailer Meijer is to invest US$160m in new and existing stores this year, creating 1,500 jobs. The Michigan-based company will construct six new Meijer supercentres in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois and remodel an additional five ...
In January, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.0 percent in cities and 2.2 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.9 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency confirmed this morning (8 February) it is cooperating with European police authorities as it works to get to the bottom of the horse meat scandal. According to the FSA, the "significant amount of horse meat" ...
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Brazilian meat giant Marfrig has named VP of finance Ricardo Florence dos Santos as its CFO. Dos Santos will replace Alexandre Mazzuco, who will "pursue other professional challenges and focus on personal projects", Marfrig said. It is ...
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Romania this afternoon (11 February) insisted the two slaughterhouses in the country under scrutiny over horse meat contamination have not broken EU food rules. Victor Ponta, the Romanian Prime Minister, said the slaughterhouses under ...
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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 ...
An abbatoir in Romania is alleged to be the source of the horse meat contained in Findus products that have sparked the crisis that has rocked Europe's food industry. Initial investigations by the French government have linked the ...
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German retailer Tengelmann has confirmed its Kaiser's supermarket chain has pulled frozen lasagnes from shelves amid concerns the lines could contain horse meat. A spokesperson for the group told just-food today (11 February) that it had ...
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The "prime responsibility" for ensuring the safety of the UK's food supply lies with "retailers and food producers", Food Secretary Owen Paterson said this evening (11 February). Providing an update to the House of Commons on the horse ...
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The UK government is to meet industry officials to determine whether the supply chain needs to be placed under greater scrutiny to ensure food security in the country. A spokesperson for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has insisted the traceability systems in place to track ingredients down the supply chain are proving robust as it works to uncover how undeclared horse meat made its way onto frozen beef products. "We are ...