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Horsemeat test results: Environment Secretary Owen Paterson statement

Statement following the Food Standards Agency바카라 사이트檚 second publication of industry test results of beef products for the presence of horse DNA.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Owen Paterson
• Published: 22 February 2013

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Following the Food Standards Agency바카라 사이트檚 second publication of industry test results of beef products for the presence of horse DNA, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said:

바카라 사이트淚t바카라 사이트檚 unacceptable for any products to be marked as beef, when they also contain horsemeat. Thankfully these results show that the vast majority of products on our shelves match what바카라 사이트檚 on the label.

바카라 사이트淔ood businesses from throughout the industry, including retailers, manufacturers, caterers and other wholesalers, are putting enormous effort into getting this testing completed as quickly as possible. It바카라 사이트檚 an important first step from them in rebuilding the certainty and trust that consumers deserve.

바카라 사이트淭here is more work to be done to find out exactly how this happened and how to make the system much stronger. I will continue to insist on concrete, coordinated action right across Europe when I meet European agriculture ministers on Monday.바카라 사이트�

Published 22 February 2013