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| Horsemeat: FSA reveals new find in Lancashire | |
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| One hundred kilograms of horsemeat imported from Hungary and labelled as beef has been discovered in Lancashire, the Food Standards Agency has said. | |
| Some 40kg has already been sold to the public through Hungarian Food Ltd's market stall in Preston and the Taste of Hungary shop in Liverpool. | |
| The meat was sold in 1kg bags labelled "diced beef". | |
| The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has notified the European Commission and the Hungarian authorities. | |
| The remaining unsold meat has been withdrawn from sale. | |
| Lancashire County Council is investigating and the meat will be tested for the veterinary drug "bute". | |
| The meat was imported by Hungarian Food Ltd of Preston. | The meat was imported by Hungarian Food Ltd of Preston. |
| Earlier this month, the FSA said preliminary tests had found six new beef products that may contain horse DNA. | |
| The checks were conducted by local councils following the earlier recalls of supermarket and caterer meat products containing horsemeat. | |
| They also found three beef products with pig DNA above a 1% threshold. | |
| The FSA has said members of the public would be asked if they found low levels - or "trace contamination" - of horse and other species in beef products acceptable. | |
| It comes after more than 6,000 tests for horse DNA were carried out in six weeks. |