HORSEMEAT: EU MEPs slam food industry

By Carmen Paun | 19 February 2013

Members of the European Parliament have demanded severe punishments for food manufacturers found guilty of mislabelling horsemeat as beef.

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Members of the European Parliament have demanded severe punishments for food manufacturers found guilty of mislabelling horsemeat as beef.

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