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Sentences handed out in French horse meat trial

By News Desk on January 17, 2023

A number of people have been sentenced for their roles in a network that sold horse meat that could have been unfit to eat.

A total of 15 people from France, Belgium, and the Netherlands…

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Europol and Spain lead horse meat fraud investigation

By News Desk on December 2, 2022

European authorities have uncovered a network that sold potentially dangerous horse meat in at least four countries.

The operation was coordinated by Europol and the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil). A video can be seen…

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Belgium reports large rise in foodborne illness outbreaks in 2021

By Joe Whitworth on July 28, 2022

An additional 200 outbreaks were recorded in Belgium in 2021 versus the year before, according to the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC).

There was a significant increase in the number…

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EU sees rise in fraud exchanges and RASFF alerts in 2021

By Joe Whitworth on July 6, 2022

There was an increase in the number of food safety reports on a platform managed by the European Commission in 2021, according to a new report.

The Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN) includes the Rapid Alert…

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Arrests made in horse meat fraud investigation in Belgium

By News Desk on June 3, 2022

Belgian police have made six arrests as part of a fraud investigation involving horses and other animals.

Police searched eight addresses in Antwerp and Namur and four men between the ages of 26 and 55,…
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EU and China food safety project ends after 4 years

By Joe Whitworth on March 3, 2022

A project on food safety and authenticity in Europe and China has ended after more than four years of work.

EU-China-Safe included 16 partners from 11 EU countries and 17 participants from China such as…
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Brazilian authorities uncover group selling horse meat to restaurants

By Joe Whitworth on November 20, 2021

Authorities have arrested six people after finding horse meat being sold for use in burgers in a state of southern Brazil.

They were arrested in Caxias do Sul as part of an operation led by…
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Food fraud discussions continue to rise in Europe

By Joe Whitworth on September 10, 2021

Fats and oils remained the category most debated in 2020 by European countries trying to tackle food fraud, according to a report.

The EU Agri-Food Fraud Network (FFN) is managed by the Directorate-General for Health…
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EU agencies quiet on horse meat reports

By Joe Whitworth on August 26, 2021

Europol and DG Sante have remained silent on Croatian media reports that horse meat was found being sold as veal in the country.

Local media reported the findings had been made as part of Operation…
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EU rejects call to stop Argentinian horsemeat imports

By Joe Whitworth on April 8, 2021

The European Commission has rejected pleas to suspend horsemeat imports from Argentina for food safety and animal welfare reasons.

Some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called for the ban in a written question in…
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