All Horse meat articles – Page 2
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NewsFSA urged to 'take ownership' of adulterated meat testing
A fifth of meat samples tested by local authorities last year contained DNA from other species
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NewsBrits reveal post-Brexit meat provenance anxiety
Almost half of Brits are less likely to buy meat if they’re unsure of its provenance
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NewsNational Food Crime Unit wins funding for 'upgrade'
The FSA unit will see its headcount grow from 22 to 82 and will become fully operational, with full investigatory powers, from next March
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NewsEC to launch food quality and fraud research initiative
The Knowledge Centre for Food Fraud and Quality will co-ordinate market surveillance activities, operating an early warning system for food fraud
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Comment & OpinionPat recalls food safety scandals of the past
Can it really be five years since Horsegate, readers?
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Comment & OpinionWe forget the lessons of Horsegate at our peril
It has become the reference point for anyone concerned about the integrity of our food supply chains and the integrity of the food business more broadly, so what’s changed?
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Analysis & FeaturesHorsegate: five years on
It was the biggest crisis to hit grocery in decades. Five years on, we ask six leading figures to relive their memories of watching ’Horsegate’ unfold from the front line
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NewsTwo meat suppliers jailed for horsemeat fraud
Andronicos Sideras, owner of Dinos and Sons, was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment…
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Comment & OpinionHorsegate has put fraud much higher up businesses' agendas
This week’s conviction in the Horsegate trial brings at last a degree of closure…
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NewsMeat supplier found guilty in horsemeat trial
Andronicos Sideras was found guilty for his part in a conspiracy to deliberately introduce horsemeat into the food chain in order to increase company profits
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NewsSpanish authorities foil Horsegate-linked food crime plot
Scam saw crime syndicate pass off horsemeat ‘not suitable for human consumption’ as edible, Guardia Civil and Europol said
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NewsMeat supplier 'mixed horsemeat and beef' court is told
A businessman alleged to have been at the centre of the 2013 horsemeat scandal is facing trial
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NewsNational Food Crime Unit review urges more funding & powers
Call for unit “with teeth” that can tackle food crime, protect consumers and make high-profile prosecutions
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Two plead guilty in UK horsemeat court case
Alex Ostler-Beech, 44, of Hull, and Ulrik Nielsen, 57, from Denmark, both admitted conspiracy to defraud
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Three men charged over horsemeat scandal
All three are due to appear in court in London on 27 September
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NewsWaitrose launches Moy Park omega-3 enriched chicken
Produced exclusively for Waitrose, omega 3 chicken comes from birds fed on a diet containing algae…
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NewsIndependent butchers thrive in wake of Horsegate
Independent butchers have continued to thrive since the horsemeat scandal and are now contributing £555m to the economy
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Comment & OpinionHorsegate three years on: we must remain vigilant
The horsemeat scandal of 2013 thrust into the mainstream media an issue that had long plagued the industry
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NewsScotland to tackle food fraud with dedicated crime unit
Food Standards Scotland is to create a new Scottish Food Crime and Incident Unit
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FSA food crime unit ‘might never gain investigation powers’
It comes as meat industry experts are warning the UK is at risk of a new Horsegate-style scandal