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| Where's The Beef? |
“The
environment secretary is due to meet the Food Standards Agency, food suppliers
and retailers on Saturday to discuss the horsemeat scandal after Aldi became
the latest supermarket to confirm its withdrawn beef products contained up to
100% horsemeat.
“Owen
Paterson said it was unacceptable that consumers were mis-sold products, but
that the problems originated overseas.
"We
believe that the two particular cases of the frozen burgers from Tesco and the
lasagne from Findus are linked to suppliers in Ireland and France respectively.
We and the Food Standards Agency are working closely with the authorities in
these countries, as well as with Europol, to get to the root of the
problem," he said.
“Paterson
said he believed the food was safe but urged consumers to return products to
the retailers. "The French authorities are saying they are viewing the
issue as a case of fraud rather than food safety. Anyone who has these products
in their freezer should return them to retailers as a precaution.".
"… The
Metropolitan police said in a statement it was not carrying out a criminal
investigation.”
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