Crown Capital Management - EU ministers tackle horsemeat scandal at crisis talks

[liamsienna]

Can we really eat horsemeat, I mean is horsemeat edible? But whether it is or it isn’t is not the issue. The issue is, it is another scam that no one else is being at a disadvantage but us ordinary citizens. The joke is on us. Paying money on what we thought is fair to us but getting something else instead. I cant really believe that people go beyond this far for money.

I cant believe that this article
-The snap talks, starting at 1700 GMT, came a day after British police searching for the source of horsemeat found in kebabs and burgers raided two meat plants, and France became the second European Union nation after Britain to report horsemeat posing as beef in frozen food.

Earlier Wednesday, Germany announced a find of suspect lasagne in its most populous state, and just as the talks were to kick off Swiss supermarket giant Coop reported horsemeat in its lasagne.

 

[TheOldSchool]

I'd be down to try some horse

 

[azenethcande]

Horse meat (or horsemeat) is the culinary name for meat cut from a horse. It is a major meat in only a few countries, notably in Central Asia, but it forms a significant part of the culinary traditions of many others, from Europe to South America to Asia. The top eight countries consume about 4.7 million horses a year. For the majority of mankind's early existence, wild horses were hunted as a source of protein. It is slightly sweet, tender and low in fat. However, because of the role horses have played as companions and as workers, and concerns about the ethics of the horse slaughter process, it is a taboo food in some cultures. These historical associations, as well as ritual and religion, led to the development of the aversion to the consumption of horse meat. The horse is now given pet status by many in some parts of the Western world, particularly in the U.S.A., United Kingdom and Ireland, which further solidifies the taboo on eating its meat.

 

[waltky]

Dat's why Granny don't eat Chinese food...

Horsemeat scandal spreads to Asia
Fri, Feb 22, 2013 - The fallout from Europe’s horsemeat scandal has spread far outside the continent, with an imported lasagna brand pulled from shelves in Hong Kong and a new row over the treatment of horses farmed in the Americas.

A host of top players have been caught up in the spiralling scandal, including Nestle, the world’s biggest food company, top beef producer JBS of Brazil and British supermarket chain Tesco. Hong Kong authorities ordered ParknShop, one of the biggest supermarket chains in the Chinese territory, to remove lasagna made by frozen food giant Findus, one of the firms at the center of the scandal. The product was imported from Britain and made by French firm Comigel. Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety said on Wednesday that the item “might be adulterated with horsemeat which has not undergone tests for veterinary drugs.” The chain, owned by tycoon Li Ka-shing, has about 280 stores in Hong Kong and the neighboring gaming hub of Macau.

In Europe, the Czech Republic became the latest country embroiled in the horsemeat affair, with food inspectors ordering Tesco to withdraw Nowaco brand frozen “beef” lasagna after detecting horsemeat. The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority said it had found horse DNA in two samples of the Nowaco meals manufactured by the Tavola company in Luxembourg. Croatian company Ledo, which imported beef lasagna containing horsemeat into Slovenia, on Wednesday also accused Tavola of being responsible. Supermarkets in Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, France, Austria, Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Slovenia have all removed meals from shelves. The Czech authority said that horsemeat is sold for human consumption in the country, but that if not mentioned on the product label it was misleading to consumers and could lead to a fine of up to 3 million koruny (US$159,000).

Spanghero, the French firm that sparked the food alert by allegedly passing off 750 tonnes of horsemeat as beef, was on Monday allowed to resume production of minced meat, sausages and ready-to-eat meals. However, the company, whose horsemeat found its way into 4.5 million “beef” products sold across Europe, will no longer be allowed to stock frozen meat. The firm’s sanitary licence was suspended on Thursday last week after it was accused of passing off huge quantities of mislabeled meat over a period of six months. Investigators on Wednesday conducted a second day of raids on Spanghero’s headquarters in Castelnaudary in southern France, a source close to the probe said, adding they had already seized several documents and copied computer records.

About 60 workers from French company Fraisnor, which produces fresh lasagna, demonstrated on Wednesday in the northern town of Feuchy for state financial aid, saying their sales had dived 70 percent after the scandal. The company, which manufactures about 700 tonnes of fresh lasagna a month, is on the point of laying off some of its employees. Most Swiss supermarkets on Wednesday withdrew horsemeat products from their shelves, not due to the spiraling fake labeling scandal, but over allegations of cruel conditions on farms where horses are bred for meat. German discount chain Lidl said it had removed all horsemeat products from its shelves in Switzerland, while the country’s second-largest supermarket chain, Coop, said it had withdrawn about 20 horsemeat sausage products.

More Horsemeat scandal spreads to Asia - Taipei Times

 

[edizfahri]

But the horsemeat found was only a certain few percent but anyways still deceitful. The issue isn’t really if it is edible, you are most right, but we have the right to know exactly what we are eating and exactly what they say we are eating. That is against the law.

 

[waltky]

New horsemeat alert in Europe...

New horse scare: 55,000 tons of meat recalled Europe-wide by Dutch authorities
10 Apr.`10 -- Dutch food safety authorities have ordered the Europe-wide withdrawal of 55,000 tons of beef from sale over concerns that it might contain horse.

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority said in a statement on Wednesday it had told more than 130 Dutch processing firms to trace the meat, all of which had come from two Dutch wholesalers, and withdraw it. The wholesalers involved were Wiljo Import and Export and Willy Selten Meat Wholesale. "It might contain traces of horse meat, but we don't know for certain at the moment if this is the case," said a spokeswoman for the authority.

Inspectors examining Willy Selten's records had found that the origin of the meat it supplied was unclear, the authority said. The authority said that meant it was impossible to confirm that slaughterhouses had been acting according to procedure. It said it did not know where the meat had ended up, but it could have been used in frozen products. "The buyers have probably already processed the meat and sold it on," it said in a statement. "They, in turn, are obliged to inform their own customers."

About 370 companies in other European countries have bought the meat, and the Dutch food authority has warned foreign counterparts about the recall via a European rapid alert system, it said. It said there was no immediate suggestion of any danger to human health. In January, tests in Ireland revealed that some beef products contained horse, triggering recalls of ready-made meals in several countries and damaging confidence in Europe's vast and complex food industry.

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