Widening scandal prompts EU to seek DNA testing of meat

EurActiv and other news sources reported that the European Commission proposed on the 13 February 2013 increased DNA testing of meat products to assess the scale of a scandal involving horsemeat sold as beef that had shocked the public and raised concern over Europe's food supply chains. A EU ministerial meeting was held in Brussels to discuss the affair.

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ESO: Background information: Horsemeat scandal reverberates across Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/horsemeat-scandal-reverberates-across-europe/

EUObserver, 14.02.13: EU horsemeat affair prompts DNA testing http://euobserver.com/social/119067

Ireland: EU Presidency: Press Release, 13.02.13: Minister Coveney chairs informal meeting of Ministers from Member States directly affected by the mislabelling of processed meat products http://eu2013.ie/news/news-items/20130213mislabellingofprocessedmeatpr/

The Guardian: Tag: Horsemeat scandal http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/horsemeat-scandal

DutchNews.nl, 13.02.13: Dutchmen in horsemeat scandal found guilty of fraud last year http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/02/dutchmen_in_horsemeat_scandal.php

FT, 14.02.13: Perils of supermarket cost-cutting machines (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3410281-perils-supermarket-cost-cutting-machines

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/13/103: Horsemeat in food products: Commissioner Malmström welcomes Europol's lead role in investigations http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-103_en.pdf

Spiegel Online International, 18.02.13: The Source of Horse: A Shadowy Market Ripe for Exploitation http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/british-author-susanna-forrest-on-the-horsemeat-scandal-in-europe-a-884081.html

BBC News, 18.02.13: Horsemeat scandal: Spanghero licence ban partially lifted http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21499290

France24, 18.02.13: France reinstates licence for firm in horsemeat scandal http://www.france24.com/en/20130218-france-renews-licence-spanghero-horsemeat-scandal

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/13/109: Horse meat: Member States endorse the Commission's control plan to detect fraud in the marketing of foods http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-109_en.pdf

EurActiv, 19.02.13: Vets call for ‘horse passport’ register as meat scandal gallops on http://www.euractiv.com/consumers/vets-call-horse-passport-registe-news-517893

European Parliament: Press Release, 19.02.13: Horsemeat: MEPs demand tougher controls and stricter labelling http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20130218IPR05908/

Deutsche Welle, 14.02.13: Romania refuses to be fall guy for meat scandal http://www.dw.de/romania-refuses-to-be-fall-guy-for-meat-scandal/a-16600711

BBC News, 19.02.13: Nestle removes beef pasta meals after finding horsemeat http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21501568

EurActiv, 20.02.13: Nestlé roped into horsemeat scandal http://www.euractiv.com/consumers/nestle-roped-horsemeat-scandal-news-517936

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