Horsemeat

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson says food retailers are “determined” to restore confidence in their meals and expects them to publish most of their test results on beef products by Friday.

As the boss of Iceland blames the local authorities for driving down the cost of food in schools and hospitals, Channel 4 News hears from both sides of the debate.

Evidence seized from three UK premises as part of the horsemeat investigation is handed to Europol.

As the Food Standards Agency reveals that tests on beef products have found that 29 contained horse DNA, horsemeat is discovered in cottage pies in schools.

Krishnan Guru-Murthy asks the director general of the British Retail Consortium, Helen Dickinson, if the horsemeat scandal has affected the public’s trust in food labelling.

Horsemeat has been found in a range of ready-meals – from “beef” burger to bolognese. But where did it come from, and how did it get there? Channel 4 News untangles the frozen-food chain.

Police say two men from Aberystwyth and one from West Yorkshire have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Fraud Act.

Some 18 government labs across the UK are starting to test food samples to discover the extent of horsemeat contamination. Tom Clarke visits a testing centre in Yorkshire.

David Cameron vows that the full weight of the law will be used against those who have passed off horsemeat as beef in the UK as the scandal spreads across Europe.

With two more UK plants suspected of passing off horsemeat as beef, a former FSA executive blames a rapid change in EU food labelling laws last year for forcing retailers to stretch the supply chain.

Tesco confirms horsemeat has been detected in its everyday value spaghetti bolognese, which was withdrawn last week.

Environment secretary Owen Paterson says he will consider a ban on imported meat if there is a threat to public health.

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson says retailers hold the “ultimate responsibility” for making sure that horsemeat is not in their products.