Horsemeat has been found in tinned beef that has been on sale in the UK.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said horse DNA had been detected in a canned beef product that was manufactured in Romania.

Officials said the Food Hall Sliced Beef in Rich Gravy, sold in Home Bargains and Quality Save stores, had been withdrawn from sale.

The FSA said the presence of horse DNA was found during routine testing carried out by Lincolnshire County Council trading standards officers.

The tinned product, which was made in January this year, was found to contain between one per cent and five per cent horsemeat.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...ale-in-UK.html

No surprises here

I always check the little EC Food Identification Mark that is printed on certain foodstuffs and will not buy anything from Eastern Europe or Greece

This is a British one



Dodgy Romanian food has RO at the top Polish PL etc. The Alpha Numeric number in the middle can be looked up and reveals details of the manufacturer. You need to be wary there are a lot of chicken/turkey products from these two ex Comecon states