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Horsemeat found at British Taco Bell restaurants
Mar 01, 2013 10:43 EST
Horsemeat has been found in ground beef supplied to Taco Bell's three restaurants in Britain after tests sparked by Europe's sprawling food scandal, the US fast food giant said Friday.
Two EU firms pull more meals as horsemeat found
Feb 22, 2013 12:04 EST
Two major food companies pulled more products from shelves in Britain, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands on Friday after discovering horsemeat in ready-made meals labelled as beef.
Beef products withdrawn from British MPs' menu
Feb 19, 2013 16:27 EST
Britain's House of Commons on Tuesday withdrew four beef products from its canteen menus as tests were carried out for traces of horsemeat, a spokesman said.
Horse-wary Britons spurning ready-meals, all meat: poll
Feb 17, 2013 02:25 EST
A poll out Sunday found that almost a third of adults in Britain have stopped eating ready-meals as a result of the horsemeat scandal, while seven percent have stopped eating meat altogether.
EU approves testing plan to halt horsemeat scandal
Feb 15, 2013 21:17 EST
The European Union has agreed the immediate launch of tests for horse DNA in meat products, seeking to reassure nervous consumers that their food is safe and to end the horsemeat scandal spreading across Europe.
Horsemeat in 29 out of 2,501 beef products in Britain: tests
Feb 15, 2013 13:36 EST
Twenty-nine beef products out of 2,501 tested in Britain have been found to contain more than one percent horsemeat, the Food Standards Agency said on Friday.
Horsemeat in 29 out of 2,501 beef products in UK
Feb 15, 2013 10:34 EST
Twenty-nine beef products out of 2,501 tested in Britain have been found to contain more than one percent horsemeat, the Food Standards Agency said on Friday.
France pins blame for meat scandal on French firm
Feb 15, 2013 04:16 EST
France has pinned much of the blame for Europe's horse scandal on a French firm that allegedly sold 750 tonnes of horsemeat as beef that ended up in millions of ready-to-eat meals sold across the continent.
France pins blame for Europe's horse scandal on meat firm
Feb 14, 2013 15:06 EST
France on Thursday pinned much of the blame for Europe's horse scandal on a French firm that allegedly sold 750 tonnes of horsemeat as beef that ended up in millions of ready-to-eat meals sold across the continent.
Drug find stokes health fears in EU horsemeat scandal
Feb 14, 2013 13:01 EST
Europe's scandal over horsemeat-tainted food spiralled Thursday after Britain announced that a potentially harmful drug had been found in horse carcasses sent to France.
UK abattoir has deal with Grand National course
Feb 14, 2013 09:42 EST
The owner of an abattoir embroiled in the horsemeat scandal has a deal to dispose of horses fatally injured in the world-renowned Grand National race, the racecourse said on Thursday.
Brussels calls for DNA tests, EU police in horsemeat crisis
Feb 13, 2013 18:38 EST
The EU's executive called in Europe's law enforcers and urged bloc-wide DNA food testing at crisis talks held Wednesday to restore consumer confidence in a horsemeat-tainted processed food scandal.
EU ministers tackle horsemeat scandal at crisis talks
Feb 13, 2013 15:55 EST
EU ministers called in Europe's law enforcement agency Wednesday to help tackle a spreading crisis over mislabelled frozen meals containing horsemeat and promised a crash DNA food testing in an effort to restore consumer confidence.
EU ministers to meet on horsemeat crisis
Feb 13, 2013 07:04 EST
European Union farm ministers hold crisis talks in Brussels on Wednesday to agree a response to a scandal over mislabelled frozen meat products which is spreading across Europe.
EU ministers gather for talks on horsemeat row
Feb 13, 2013 03:14 EST
European farming ministers and the European commissioner for health are due to meet in Brussels Wednesday amid growing anger and recriminations over mislabelled meat products.
Britain makes horsemeat raids as scandal spirals
Feb 12, 2013 15:51 EST
British police searching for the source of horsemeat in kebabs and burgers on Tuesday raided two meat plants in the first such operation since a scandal over the mislabelling of beef gripped Europe.
Britain raids suppliers over horsemeat 'kebabs'
Feb 12, 2013 13:39 EST
British officials and police raided two meat plants on Tuesday as part of investigations into a Europe-wide scandal over the labelling of horsemeat as beef, the Food Standards Agency said.
Horse meat fraud scandal spreads across Europe
Feb 09, 2013 14:16 EST
A Europe-wide food fraud scandal over horsemeat sold as beef deepened Saturday as Romania announced an inquiry into the origin of the meat and suspicions of criminal activity mounted.
Horsemeat 'contamination' likely 'not accidental': Findus UK
Feb 09, 2013 12:11 EST
Findus UK said Saturday it was taking legal advice after early results from its internal investigation "strongly suggest" that the presence of horsemeat in its frozen beef lasagne meals was "not accidental".
Horsemeat 'contamination' may date back to August
Feb 09, 2013 09:53 EST
French frozen food supplier Comigel told the Findus brand that "the contamination" of processed beef products with horsemeat could date back to August 2012, Findus said in a statement Saturday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Food Standards Agency | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | FSA |
| Formation | 2000 |
| Legal status | Non-ministerial government department |
| Purpose/focus | Food safety and nutritional quality in the UK |
| Location | Aviation House, 125 Kingsway (A4200), London |
| Region served | UK |
| Chair | Jeff Rooker |
| Main organ | FSA Board |
| Website | Food Standards Agency |
