European Horsemeat Scandal Continues
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Horsemeat discoveries in Europe are continuing two months into the scandal, while French authorities are finding more supply chains involved in faulty meat distribution, according to various sources.
Home furnishing giant Ikea pulled meatballs from its in-store restaurants in 14 European countries after one batch was found to contain traces of horsemeat, the New York Times reported; Ikea insists that the meatballs in its U.S. stores do not contain horsemeat because they are supplied by U.S. meathouses only. There are currently no horse slaughter facilities functioning in the United States.
Other European supermarket chains are uncovering more processed meat products that contain horsemeat as their DNA testing continues, including the U.K.’s Tesco and Asda, according to BBC News. In late February, Switzerland-based Nestlé recalled meat products marketed under the Buitoni brand in Spain and Italy, according to Euractiv.com. Some African grocery stores furnished by French suppliers have also pulled frozen meat products from their shelves, the Senegalese news source Senego.net reported.
Meanwhile France’s ministry of consumer affairs has traced the horsemeat scandal back to four more supply chains after their original discovery of meat swapping at food manufacturer Spanghero’s processing plant, according to the consumer affairs minister during a European press conference in Strasbourg last week
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