Dutch recall reignites concern over horsemeat
HORSEMEAT: Dutch authorities recall 50,000 tonnes beef
The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has recalled around 50,000 tonnes of meat sold as beef across…
HORSEMEAT: Bute found in Asda corned beef
The veterinary drug phenylbutazone, or bute, has been found in Asda Smart Price corned beef. The product had already been…
Shopper trends: Chilled meals could bounce back
The horsemeat saga hit sales of ready meals but SymphonyIRI's Tim Eales believes demand for chilled products will bounce back…
GLOBAL: Horsemeat “dodged bullet” for food industry
A prominent academic has suggested the international food industry was lucky the horsemeat scandal related only to the fraudulent use…
EXCLUSIVE: CAGE: Horsemeat saga will shrink supply chains – Kerry CEO
Kerry Group chief executive Stan McCarthy has predicted there will be fewer companies involved in the supply of meat as…
HORSEMEAT: Birds Eye supplier QK aware of contamination last year
Irish meat firm QK Meats, a supplier to Birds Eye, was first alerted to the presence of horsemeat in beef…
UK: Tesco pledges to double Northern Ireland meat purchasing
UK retail giant Tesco has pledged to double the amount it spends on buying fresh beef, pork and chicken from…
HORSEMEAT: Tesco recalls meatloaf after further horsemeat found
Tesco has recalled its own label frozen Simply Roast Meatloaf after detecting a horsemeat content of between 2% and 5%.…
HORSEMEAT: FSA tests find potential horse DNA in six products
A UK-wide beef product survey by the country's Food Standards Agency has found six beef products that could potentially contain…
In the spotlight: Boparan continues M&A march with Vion buy
Boparan Holdings, the parent company of 2 Sisters Food Group, has continued its drive to rapidly expand its footprint with…