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Burgers row: Tesco ends €15m Silvercrest deal after 'great breach of trust'

Tesco is to cease taking any products from frozen meat products supplier Silvercrest after what it calls a "great breach of trust" in the recent horsemeat controversy.

Waitrose pulls burgers from shelves

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Beef import suspicions after horse DNA found
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Huge oversight in food content checks
Horse meat firms may face action
Horse meat firms may face action

The UK’s food watchdog is to consult with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) over whether legal action should be taken against companies at the centre of the scandal over horse meat in beef burgers.

Wed, 16 Jan, 2013

Third of supermarket burgers contain horsemeat

Beef burgers for sale in Irish branches of Tesco were found to contain 29% horsemeat, after the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) did a spot-check on beef products for sale in supermarkets.

Wed, 16 Jan, 2013

Horse meat and pig DNA found in supermarket beef burgers
Horse meat and pig DNA found in supermarket beef burgers

Horse meat has been found in a number of beef burgers sold widely in our supermarkets.

Tue, 15 Jan, 2013

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