Frozen beef burger sales have been hit hardest by the fall-out from the horsemeat controversy with a new survey indicating half of those who regularly bought them have now cut back.

The horsemeat scandal has had an inevitable impact on the meat industry.

A new survey has found that the horsemeat scandal has left a lasting impact on the habits of Irish shoppers.

A new documentary series goes behind the scenes at frozen food giant Iceland as it deals with the fall-out from the horsemeat scandal.

A meat wholesaler has been arrested in the Netherlands in connection with the horsemeat scandal which gripped Europe at the start of the year.

Though Kerry Group plc is not implicated in the horsemeat scandal, it has had an impact on sales of some of its frozen products, especially those containing processed beef, according to group chief executive Stan McCarthy.

The Chief Executive of ABP, which owns Silvercrest Foods in Monaghan, has told a Commons Committee hearing into the horsemeat scandal- that the company had used non-approved suppliers.

There has been a 20% increase in shoppers picking their local butchers over supermarkets since the horsemeat scandal broke, according to the Association of Craft Butchers in Ireland.

Frozen burger sales are down by 43% and frozen ready meals by 13% in the wake of the horsemeat contamination scandal despite consumers suggesting they would be happy to eat the product in future, new figures from the UK suggest.

The rumpus in Europe over horsemeat sold as beef is bringing a bonanza for France’s 700 surviving horse butchers, who are suddenly piquing consumer curiosity after years of decline.

The head of Teagasc, the agricultural and food development authority, has said the horsemeat scandal may not be over.

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A man who has previously served a prison term for meat trafficking is being blamed for the horsemeat scandal in France.

Agriculture ministers from the countries affected by the horsemeat scandal are to gather in Brussels today for a meeting chaired by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin said the European Commission may be required to propose regulations to deal with the evolving horsemeat scandal.

British Environment Secretary Owen Paterson will update MPs today on the horsemeat scandal after warning that the next set of tests could produce more bad results.