Irish police searched seven sites this past week as part of an investigation into horse meat fraud.
The Gardai (Irish police), officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and the Food
Continue Reading Horse meat investigation in Ireland; meat fraud in France
More than a third of audits and fact-finding missions by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) will deal with food safety this year.
The EC plans to conduct up to
Continue Reading EU unveils food safety audit priorities for 2019
Even though the owners of Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Co. Inc. had a state license to process horse meat from Feb. 14, 2016, through Aug. 17, 2017, they denied any knowledge of how horse
Continue Reading Evangers denied knowledge of horse meat despite its license
Two British food company executives are behind bars for the the role they played in Europe’s 2012 scandal that saw horse meat passed off as beef.
Andronicos Sideras, owner of Dinos and Sons Ltd., and
Continue Reading Two British food executives imprisoned for horse meat scheme
On Friday, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a bill in Congress to ban horse slaughter. The John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act would alter the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Continue Reading Bills to Ban Horse Slaughter Introduced in Congress
A Dutch meat trader is the first person sentenced to jail for the role he played in Europe’s horse meat scandal. Willy Selten, 45, will be jailed for 2.5 years after being convicted of selling
Continue Reading Dutch Court Sends Meat Trader to Jail in European Horse Meat Scandal
The first prosecutions brought in England following Europe’s 2013 horse meat scandal ended with one defendant getting a fine and another a short and suspended prison sentence, but only for what they’ve admitted doing. A
Continue Reading Defendants Sentenced in UK Horse Meat Scandal
HACCPEuropa reports that the Dutch Food Safety Authority NVWA has found horsemeat in shipments of beef from Van Hattern Vlees company in Dodewaard. NVWA reportedly stopped the sale of 690 tons of beef from being
Continue Reading Dutch Food Safety Authority Stops Beef Exports Containing Horsemeat
Without necessarily knowing the term “traceability,” consumers have been calling for it in their food system for a long time. The evidence of that comes from the food industry itself, with its increased emphasis on
Continue Reading Improving Meat Traceability in the U.S.
Buried in President Obama’s nearly 1,500-page budget released this week are two very specific food safety-related requests. The administration wants to keep the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service from inspecting horsemeat
Continue Reading Obama's Budget Seeks to Slash Horsemeat and Catfish Inspection
