While many in Europe discard potentially contaminated meat, butchers in one country report surge in sales.
An investigation into Europe’s horsemeat scandal has found a drug discovered in the animals is of little risk to humans.
Horse was found in products across the continent that were labelled as beef, but the scandal has not dented the French appetite for horsemeat.
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.
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.
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.
The analysis stated that 23 out of 27 samples of Beef burgers contained pig DNA.
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