Horsemeat

A slaughterhouse boss, who pleaded guilty to criminal charges linked to the 2013 horsemeat scandal, becomes the first person to face jail.

Ministers back a recommendation to create a crime unit that will have special powers to tackle food fraud, following a government report into the horsemeat scandal of last year.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) orders local authorities to test 300 take-away samples after studies show lamb is often replaced with cheaper meat such as beef or chicken.

The horse meat scandal rears its head once again. In this instance it is canned beef, sold in the UK, that has been found to contain traces of horse DNA, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) says.

A lack of clarity about what the UK’s food regulator should be doing, and a failure by supermarkets to be vigilant about meat products, contributed to the UK horsemeat scandal, say MPs.

The fast food giant is investing in traceability as more consumers demand to know where their meat comes from. Campaigners hope other chains will follow suit.

Asda says it informed customers “immediately and in the most high profile way possible” after the horse drug bute was found in its value range of corned beef.

Dutch authorities recall 50,000 tonnes of meat which was sold as beef across Europe, but may contain horsemeat.

Six-in-ten consumers now buy less processed meat or fewer meat ready-meals as a result of the horsemeat scandal, says a survey by consumer group Which?

First coffee shops, then a bakery – now a family restaurant chain: supermarket giant Tesco says it wants to make branches warmer and more welcoming. But will its strategy pull customers in?

Beef products sold by Taco Bell, Bird’s Eye and catering supplier Brakes are the latest to be added the list of UK food found to be contaminated by horsemeat.

Swedish-style meatballs sold by Ikea in countries including Britain contained horsemeat but have since been withdrawn from sale, the company admits.

Birds Eye is withdrawing three beef ready meals from sale in the UK and Ireland after tests showed 2 per cent of horse DNA in a chilli con carne dish on sale in Belgium.

The world’s biggest food company, Nestle, withdraws a range of beef ready meals across Europe after tests show they contain more than 1 per cent horsemeat.

In a fiery debate on the horsemeat scandal, one chef tells Channel 4 News that the problem is the amount of processed food in our diets, and that the public would be better off eating vegetables.