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Horsemeat: FSA reveals new find in Lancashire | 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. | 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. | 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 meat was sold in 1kg bags labelled "diced beef". |
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has notified the European Commission and the Hungarian authorities. | The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has notified the European Commission and the Hungarian authorities. |
The remaining unsold meat has been withdrawn from sale. | The remaining unsold meat has been withdrawn from sale.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". | Lancashire County Council is investigating and the meat will be tested for the veterinary drug "bute". |
'Tasted like beef' | |
The meat was imported by Hungarian Food Ltd of Preston. | The meat was imported by Hungarian Food Ltd of Preston. |
Attila Fabian, manager of the Taste of Hungary shop, said he had eaten some of the horsemeat, thinking it was beef. | |
He said: "It tasted like beef, it looked like beef. I was shocked today when environmental health told what happened exactly." | |
He said he had bought 20 1kg bags of what he thought was diced beef from Hungarian Food Ltd in May last year, rather than import it directly. | |
However, it did not sell as well as expected and he took four or five bags of the meat home for his family. | |
Earlier this month, the FSA said preliminary tests had found six new beef products that may contain horse DNA. | 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. | The checks were conducted by local councils following the earlier recalls of supermarket and caterer meat products containing horsemeat. |
'Worrying' development | |
They also found three beef products with pig DNA above a 1% threshold. | 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. | 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. | It comes after more than 6,000 tests for horse DNA were carried out in six weeks. |
Shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh described the FSA find as "worrying" and said it meant "the horsemeat scandal has spread from supermarkets and schools through to market stalls". |