British food standards body launches probe into contamination

The British food safety watchdog has launched an investigation into how beef on sale in the UK and Ireland contained traces of horse and pig DNA.

The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it had been in contact with the retailers and producers named in the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) survey.

It then met with a food industry representatives to discuss the extent of the potential problem and to ask how the contamination might have occurred.