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Owen Paterson statement on FSA publication of first industry horsemeat test results 바카라 사이트� 15 February

Statement following the Food Standards Agency바카라 사이트檚 publication of the first set of industry results from tests of beef products.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Owen Paterson
• Published: 15 February 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Following the Food Standards Agency바카라 사이트檚 publication of the first set of industry results from tests of beef products for the presence of horse DNA, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson issued the following statement:

바카라 사이트淚t바카라 사이트檚 wholly unacceptable that if people buy products marked beef, they turn out to be horsemeat. That바카라 사이트檚 why it was so important to undertake this intensive testing activity to gain a meaningful picture.

바카라 사이트淢y concern is for consumers. The news for them today is that the vast majority of products tested are completely clear of horse DNA.

바카라 사이트淔ood businesses now have a lot of work to do. They need to move quickly to complete these tests and they need to show their customers they바카라 사이트檝e taken the right steps to make sure this doesn바카라 사이트檛 happen again.바카라 사이트�

Published 15 February 2013