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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) announced that horse meat had been found in frozen beefburgers at several Irish and British supermarkets, including Tesco, Asda, Dunnes Stores, Lidl, Aldi and Iceland. The FSAI conducted tests on a selection of beef and salami products with "best before" dates between June 2012 and March 2014. [95]
The 2013 horse meat contamination scandal – Horsegate was one of the names given to the 2013 meat scare, in which horsemeat was found in prepared frozen meat products and ready meals that were said to contain beef. Also known as the "Horsemeatgate" and "Findusgate", after one of the companies that made the ready meals.
The 2013 meat adulteration scandal started when German authorities detected horse meat in prepared food products including frozen lasagna, where it was declared fraudulently as beef. The mislabeling prompted EU authorities to speed up publication of European Commission recommendations for labeling the origin of all processed meat.
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2013 horse meat scandal [ edit ] The FSAI conducted tests on a sample of frozen beefburgers sold in Irish and British supermarkets in early 2013, and announced on 15 January that the test results had revealed significant quantities of horse meat in several of the products tested. [ 3 ]
In February 2013, it was reported that a lasagne product that Comigel produces in Luxembourg on behalf of Findus and Aldi for distribution in Great Britain, Ireland and Sweden, [8] was found to contain up to 100% horse meat instead of the 100% beef as declared in the list of ingredients, in 11 out of 18 samples in a Food Standards Agency check. [9]
Use a hot skillet and oven (put the skillet in for 15 to 20 minutes) to cook some frozen pork chops to 140℉. Don’t miss out on the all-important, post-oven resting period of five to eight ...
In February 2013, traces of horse meat were detected in Buitoni products in Spain and Italy as a result of the 2013 meat adulteration scandal, and had to be withdrawn. [ 8 ] 2022 E. coli scandal