Trio accused of passing off horsemeat as beef appear in UK court

Three men have appeared in court in the UK over allegations they passed horsemeat off as beef.

Andronicos Sideras (aged 54), Ulrik Nielsen (aged 57), from Denmark, and Alex Beech (aged 44), were accused at City of London Magistrates' Court of dishonestly arranging for beef and horsemeat to be combined for sale as beef for sale in the UK's meat industry.