French firm blamed for fake labels on horsemeat; scandal now involves 13 countries

The French meat wholesaler Spanghero is to blame for fraudulently labelling horsemeat as beef, a minister says.

French firm blamed for fake labels on horsemeat; scandal now involves 13 countries

The French meat wholesaler Spanghero is to blame for fraudulently labelling horsemeat as beef, a minister says.

Benoit Hamon, the French economy minister, says Spanghero officials were fully aware that the cheaper horsemeat was mislabelled.

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