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EFSA, EMA to Evaluate The Risk for Consumers Arising From The Presence of Residues
Mar 11, 2013The European Commission has asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to evaluate the risk for consumers arising from the presence of residues of anti-inflammatory drug phenylbutazone in ...
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Three Men Have Been Arrested in The UK on Suspicion of Offences
Feb 19, 2013Three men have been arrested in the UK on suspicion of offences under the Fraud Act by police investigating allegations horsemeat was mislabelled as beef. Dyfed-Powys Police in Wales yesterday (14 February) made arrests at two plants that ...
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FSA Finds Traces of Potentially Harmful Horse Drug Phenylbutazone in Eight Horses in UK
Feb 19, 2013The 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 ...
Tags: FSA, horse drug phenylbutazone, horses
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UK Police Have Raided Two Meat Firms Into How Beef Products
Feb 18, 2013UK 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 ...
Tags: meat firms, horse meat, Food
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FSA Has Introduced a New System of Positive Release for Horses Slaughtered in The Country
Feb 17, 2013The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has introduced a new system of positive release for horses slaughtered in the country. The new system requires the horse carcasses to test negative in a phenylbutazone (bute) test before they are allowed ...
Tags: UK FSA, positive release, horse carcasses
