Horse meat
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Takeaway burgers contain horse DNA
TWO BEEFBURGER products sold through takeaways have been found to contain horse DNA. In its latest round of testing, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) confirmed the results for four of the remaining five samples relating to its UK-wide sampling… Read More
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Whitbread burger given the OK
A WHITBREAD BURGER that tested positive for horse DNA above the 1% threshold has now been shown to contain less than 1% horse meat. On March 26th, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) advised that a Whitbread burger had tested… Read More
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My viewpoint: Johnny Pitt talks lacklustre PR responses to horsegate
THE HORSE MEAT scandal highlighted serious problems with the global supply chains that bring food to our plates, but caterers and retailers didn’t help themselves with a lacklustre PR response. They’ll need to do better as the story rumbles on,… Read More
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The political print: The blame game
NO SOONER had the horse meat scandal erupted than the blame game began. ’Twas ever thus. Every scandal needs a villain and there’s no more convenient villain than one that is unidentifiable. … Read More
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All food firms must test meat
ALL FOOD businesses have been ordered to conduct authenticity tests on all beef products, such as beef burgers, meatballs and lasagne, and provide the results to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) by the end of next week. This morning… Read More