Food safety and regulation

Britain’s £75bn food industry is in crisis after some of the country’s larger supermarkets were forced to withdraw several meat products following the discovery that horsemeat had been illegally mixed with beef in supply chains originating from Europe and Ireland

From WORLD May 2, 2013

Meat trader sentenced over horsemeat

Case relates to mis-selling in 2007-08

From WORLD Apr 10, 2013

Dutch recall beef over horsemeat concern

Up to 50,000 tons are ordered to be traced across Europe

From COMPANIES Apr 9, 2013

Asda finds horse drug in corned beef

Supermarket chain says low levels of bute found in tins

some traditional butchers are concerned that supermarket buyers attending auctions are pushing up prices ©Reuters From COMPANIES Apr 1, 2013

Investors shrug off horsemeat scandal

Food contamination controversy fails to dent retailers’ shares

From WORLD Mar 19, 2013

French find ‘illegal’ British lamb meat

Consignment processed using method implicated in mad cow disease

From WORLD Mar 14, 2013

Irish company kept horsemeat secret

QK Meats discovered contamination in June 2012

From COMPANIES Mar 1, 2013

Horsemeat found in Taco Bell products

Food regulator unveils third set of results from DNA testing

From COMPANIES Feb 27, 2013

Tesco vows to buy more local produce

Manufacturers warn move will raise price of weekly shop

From COMPANIES Feb 26, 2013

Sales of frozen burgers plunge

Frozen burgers and readymeals sharply down, survey finds

From COMPANIES Feb 25, 2013

Ikea drawn into horsemeat scandal

Batch of retailer’s meatballs withdrawn from sale in 13 countries

From UK Feb 22, 2013

Wild horses implicated in food scandal

As many as 3,000 animals are fly-grazing on British soil

From UK Feb 22, 2013

Restaurateur plans ‘nosebag’ supper

Self-confessed ‘agitator’ wants to make a point about horsemeat

Feb 21, 2013

Asda in pledge after horsemeat scandal

Food retailer to rebuild ‘dented’ trust

From COMPANIES Feb 19, 2013

Food Standards Agency to double testing

FSA says sampling, by councils, will cover 514 products

Judgment Call from MANAGEMENT Feb 19, 2013

Can companies know every supplier?

The horsemeat scandal has raised questions about the complexity of supply chains

From COMPANIES Feb 19, 2013

Horsemeat scandal draws in Nestlé

Swiss group and JBS among world’s biggest food producers

From COMPANIES Feb 19, 2013

JBS distances itself from horsemeat scandal

Brazilian group says no tainted products from its factories

From UK Feb 17, 2013

Timing of ministers’ alert on horsemeat probed

Claim government was told of problem a year ago

Feb 17, 2013

Horse burger comes second in blind taste test

FT Weekend panel finds equine patties have ‘grown-up taste’

From WORLD Feb 15, 2013

From workhorse to main course

Our food chain is fragmented, complex and open to abuse

Rowley Leigh from COMMENT Feb 15, 2013

Britain does not pay enough for food

We may blame foreigners for our mishaps but the real fault lies at home, writes Rowley Leigh

From UK Feb 15, 2013

Tests find more horsemeat contamination

EU orders Europe-wide programme of DNA checks

Editorial from COMMENT Feb 15, 2013

Horsemeat scandal is subprime cut

Supermarkets should exercise more vigilance over suppliers

From UK Feb 14, 2013

Three arrested in horsemeat scandal

Equine DNA detected in fresh beef products for first time

From UK Feb 15, 2013

Pressure grows to reform light-touch regulation

A laisser-faire attitude and cuts have been blamed for inspection failures