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Horse meat found in Ikea`s Swedish meatballs

Last Updated: Monday, February 25, 2013, 19:11

The Czech veterinary authority says it has detected horse meat in meat balls labeled as beef and pork imported by furniture retailer giant Ikea.

Horsemeat should be fed to the poor: German minister

Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 11:00

Even as the horsemeat scandal continues to unsettle the consumers across Europe, a German minister has come up with a remark that could create further controversy over the issue.

Horsemeat found in pasta of German supermarket chain

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 14:39

A pasta dish called Combino Penne Bolognese from the manufacturer Copack has been found containing horse meat, reported Xinhua citing Lidl.

Horsemeat scandal: Nestle withdraws beef meals in Italy, Spain

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 11:09

Nestle has become the latest victim of the widening horsemeat scandal after it detected horse DNA in beef pasta meals.

Horsemeat issue: Germany plans tight food control measure

Last Updated: Monday, February 18, 2013, 14:46

Germany has unveiled plans to tighten the control of food products containing meat and introduce an `early warning system` aimed at restoring consumers` confidence shattered by Europe`s widening horsemeat scandal.

EU launches tests in wake of horsemeat scandal

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 16:09

European Union has decided to launch testing for Horse DNA in processed beef foods to establish the dimension of horsemeat scandal that has rocked the region.

Dutch authorities raid butcher in horsemeat probe

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 10:17

Dutch prosecutors say food safety experts have raided a meat processing plant as part of a criminal investigation into horsemeat fraud.

France pins horsemeat fraud on wholesaler

Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2013, 10:08

The price, smell and colour should have been clear tipoffs something was wrong with shipments of horsemeat that were fraudulently labeled as beef, French authorities said on Thursday.

Horsemeat scandal: 16 tonnes of hamburgers destroyed in Cyprus

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 21:01

Cypriot authorities have asked five importers of frozen meat products such as hamburgers to withdraw them from outlets.

Horsemeat scandal spreads to Germany

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 13:26

The scandal of horsemeat in frozen products has evidently spread to Germany after the supermarket chain Real announced Wednesday that it has discovered horsemeat in falsely-labeled frozen lasagna.

EU proposes DNA tests for horsemeat traces in beef

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 12:22

In a bid to tackle the widening horsemeat scandal in Europe, European Union Health Commissioner Tonio Borg told the member countries to conduct DNA tests on processed beef.

UK food agency raids abattoir in horsemeat scandal

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 21:12

Britain`s police and food safety regulator raided a slaughterhouse and a meat processing firm suspected of selling horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers.