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14 February 2013
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ARD Tagesschau
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Horse meat scandal |
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The EU's law enforcement agency, Europol, has been asked to assist in the investigations into the Europe-wide horse meat scandal. It comes after Findus beef lasagne products, which are made by a French company, were found to contain up to 100% horse meat. The alarm was raised after Comigel, the French food producer, alerted Findus and retailer Aldi that their products did not conform with production standards. An Aldi spokesman said: “Tests have been completed that show horse meat in the withdrawn products. In samples selected at random, tests demonstrated that the withdrawn products contained between 30% and 100% horse meat. Horse DNA has also been found in products in Sweden, Spain and the Netherlands. ARD Tagesthemen wants an interview with the responsible Europol executive.
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