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The horsemeat probe involved police in France, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, UK & Netherlands

26 held over horse meat trafficking ring across EU

Police from seven European countries have arrested 26 people in a crackdown on a horse meat trafficking ring two years after a tainted meat scandal …

News • 25 Apr 15

Silvercrest Foods lost its contract with three supermarket chains in the wake of the horsemeat controversy

High Court proceedings over horsemeat

A company at the centre of the horsemeat scandal has begun High Court proceedings for breach of contract against a Polish supplier.

News • 12 Sep 13

Iceland advert has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK

Iceland advert criticising FSAI banned

An Iceland supermarket advertisement in Britain has been banned for questioning the credibility of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

News • 21 Aug 13

Anne McIntosh said the committee has heard complaints that the FSAI had not been forthcoming with information

British MP criticises Irish Food Safety Authority

The chairperson of a British parliamentary committee has said there was "lapses" in communication between the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and their UK counterparts …

News • 15 May 13

Tests were carried out on Irish beef products in the wake of the horsemeat scandal

No horse DNA in Irish beef products - EC

Random test results on beef products in Ireland, aimed at identifying if there was a presence of horse DNA, have shown no positive results.

News • 16 Apr 13

The Dutch food authority said there was no immediate suggestion of any danger to human health

Concern over 50,000 tonnes of beef in Netherlands

Dutch food safety authorities have ordered the withdrawal of about 50,000 tonnes of beef from sale over concerns it might contain horsemeat.

News • 10 Apr 13

IKEA said that the tainted batch totalled just over 17,000 packages

Pork meat found in IKEA moose lasagne

Furniture retailer IKEA said today it had halted sales of moose lasagne after traces of pork were found in a batch of the product.

News • 06 Apr 13

The system whereby seven individual bodies issue horse passports is set to end

Meat firm apologises over horsemeat scandal

QK Meats has apologised for its handling of the horsemeat scandal after it was criticised in a report from the Department of Agriculture.

News • 15 Mar 13

EU food chief insists horse meat scandal is an issue of fraudulent labelling

EU food commissioner insists legislation is sound

The European Union’s Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner has insisted that EU food legislation is sound.

News • 12 Mar 13

The Department of Agriculture is satisfied that only horses with valid identification are accepted for slaughter

Plan for horse passport database criticised

One of the bodies approved to issue horse passports has said a proposed national database of passports is a political expedient and will not improve …

News • 06 Mar 13

Tests on Birds Eye spaghetti bolognese and beef lasagne found the products contained horse DNA

Birds Eye says Irish company supplied horse meat

Frozen food company Birds Eye has said that an Irish meat processor supplied meat for two of its ready meals that tested positive for equine …

News • 05 Mar 13

ASDA said it does not know how the tests came back with such divergent results

ASDA cannot explain opposing equine DNA results

UK retailer ASDA has said it does not know how tests for equine DNA on the same beef product came up with opposing results.

News • 04 Mar 13

Taco Bell is owned by US firm Yum Brands Inc, and has three UK outlets

Horse meat found in Taco Bell ground beef

Horse meat has been found in beef products at Taco Bell fast food outlets in the UK.

News • 01 Mar 13

Horse DNA samples were found at three storage facilities in Poland

Horse DNA found in Polish storage facilities

Polish authorities have found signs of horse DNA in beef stored at three storage facilities.

News • 28 Feb 13

The company is withdrawing the product from stores in other European countries too

IKEA pulls another product after horse meat tests

IKEA has announced it is withdrawing wiener sausages from its store in Dublin after tests indicated horse meat contamination.

News • 27 Feb 13

Sales of frozen ready meals also dropped

UK frozen burger sales down after horse meat tests

Britain's grocers saw sales of frozen burgers and ready meals plummet in the wake of the horse meat scandal that is still spreading across Europe.

News • 26 Feb 13

IKEA said it has withdrawn the meatballs from sale

'Harsher penalties' needed in horse meat scandal

The EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, has called for stiffer sentences to be handed down to meat producers or traders who …

News • 26 Feb 13

Birds Eye said tests showed horse DNA in a product produced by a Belgian company

Birds Eye recalls beef products in UK and Ireland

Birds Eye is recalling beef products produced by a Belgian company after one of its ready meals tested positive for horse DNA.

News • 22 Feb 13

Professor Alan Reilly dismissed Iceland's claims that the tests were carried out in unaccredited laboratories

FSAI says it is confident in its meat testing

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has said it is confident in its meat testing and that attempts to undermine the work of its laboratories …

News • 19 Feb 13

Officials and experts from 27 member states have formally approved an EU Commission proposal to test thousands of beef products

Dutch firm allegedly sold Irish horse meat as beef

Dutch prosecutors say food safety experts have raided a meat processing plant as part of a criminal investigation into horse meat fraud.

News • 15 Feb 13

Greencore is awaiting test results to quantify how much DNA was in the sauce

Greencore shares hit after Asda withdraws sauce

Greencore shares fell 9.5% in London after British supermarket chain Asda withdrew its beef bolognese sauce due to the possible presence of horse DNA.

Business • 15 Feb 13

Beef products will be tested for equine DNA from 1 March

Asda withdraws bolognese sauce over horse DNA find

The Asda supermarket chain is withdrawing a beef bolognese sauce after tests revealed the presence of horse DNA.

News • 15 Feb 13

Tonio Borg said the amount of testing would vary depending on population size and scale of meat production

Europe-wide horse meat response needed - Coveney

Minister for Agriculture and Food Simon Coveney has said there is a move now towards a European collective response to the horse meat scandal with …

News • 13 Feb 13

Ireland has called a meeting of EU officials from countries affected by the scandal

Polish vets in Ireland over horse meat scandal

A team of Polish vets has arrived in Ireland as part of ongoing investigations into the presence of horse meat in frozen burgers.

News • 12 Feb 13

Romanian PM Victor Ponta has said that any fraud over horse meat had not happened in Romania

Irish meat processors asked to conduct DNA tests

Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has said that Irish meat processors will be asked to carry out DNA testing on their products.

News • 11 Feb 13