Horsemeat: Firms across EU dragged into scandal

Companies in Romania, Cyprus, the Netherlands, and France have now been implicated in the horsemeat saga that has seen huge percentages of horse being sold as beef in ready-made meals.

France is investigating if Findus and Comigel knew their products had been tainted. The country’s junior minister for consumer goods, Benoît Hamon, said an initial investigation showed a French company bought frozen meat from a Cypriot trader, who received the meat from a Dutch food company. That Dutch company had received the meat from a Romanian supplier.

According to the Associated Press, Romanian authorities are investigating and Dutch authorities say they are ready to launch a probe if necessary.