While many in Europe discard potentially contaminated meat, butchers in one country report surge in sales.<\/p>\n
An investigation into Europe’s horsemeat scandal has found a drug discovered in the animals is of little risk to humans.<\/p>\n
Horse was found in products across the continent that were labelled as beef, but the scandal has not dented the French appetite for horsemeat.<\/p>\n
The 2013 meat adulteration scandal is ongoing in Europe; foods advertised as containing beef were found to contain undeclared horse meat, as much as 100% of the meat content in some cases and other undeclared meats, such as pork.<\/p>\n
The issue came to light on 15 January 2013, when it was reported that horse DNA had been discovered in frozen beefburgers sold in several Irish and British supermarkets. <\/p>\n
While horse meat is not harmful to health and is eaten in many countries, it is considered a taboo food in many countries including the UK and Ireland. <\/p>\n
The analysis stated that 23 out of 27 samples of Beef burgers contained pig DNA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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