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Two arrested in Britain over horsemeat scandal

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Two arrested in Britain over horsemeat scandal

Aug 29th 2013, 9:50 PM 7,237 Views 15 Comments

Police said the men – whose nationalities were not revealed – were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud.

ABP sells Silvercrest plant mired in horsemeat controversy

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ABP sells Silvercrest plant mired in horsemeat controversy

Apr 18th 2013, 12:30 PM 6,395 Views 6 Comments

Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney said the announcement was good for the Irish food industry.

Poll: Are you still happy to eat Irish beef?

# Your Say

Poll: Are you still happy to eat Irish beef?

Mar 15th 2013, 10:14 AM 8,221 Views 61 Comments

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney says the horsemeat saga risks damaging Ireland’s food sector – but has it changed the amount of beef that you eat?

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Horsemeat scandal spreads to Asia for first time

Feb 21st 2013, 7:15 AM 5,769 Views 27 Comments

An imported lasagne has been pulled from the shelves in a Hong Kong supermarket.

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Services company says Rangeland products tested positive for horse DNA

Feb 15th 2013, 3:08 PM 5,508 Views 12 Comments

Rangeland says all products are now being DNA tested before release, after Compass Group says it found horse DNA samples in its products despite Rangeland’s assurances.

Horse DNA found in products supplied by firm run by minister's brother

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Horse DNA found in products supplied by firm run by minister's brother

Feb 14th 2013, 10:03 PM 27,726 Views 0 Comments

Greencore – run by Simon Coveney’s brother Patrick – says its beef was sourced from an ABP plant in Nenagh.

Rangeland Foods withdraws burgers after horsemeat discovered

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Rangeland Foods withdraws burgers after horsemeat discovered

Feb 14th 2013, 12:04 PM 6,473 Views 24 Comments

Some beef burgers tested positive for between 5 per cent and 30 per cent horsemeat.

Brussels calls for mandatory beef DNA tests across the EU

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Brussels calls for mandatory beef DNA tests across the EU

Feb 13th 2013, 8:40 PM 17,517 Views 25 Comments

Tonio Borg wants 2,500 tests on beef products, and 1,500 on horsemeat products, to ascertain the extent of the labelling problem.

Findus beef lasagne meals may have contained 100pc horse meat

# Horse Lasagne

Findus beef lasagne meals may have contained 100pc horse meat

Feb 7th 2013, 9:02 PM 22,186 Views 127 Comments

Britain’s Food Standards Agency says tests have shown at least 60pc horse meat content in a beef product – and maybe more.

Rangeland Food recommences production, says it was "victim of fraud"

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Rangeland Food recommences production, says it was "victim of fraud"

Feb 7th 2013, 8:45 PM 6,978 Views 8 Comments

The plant in Monaghan had halted production after tests into a consignment of Polish beef found positive traces of horse DNA.

'Somebody is selling rogue product, and somebody knows about it' - Coveney

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'Somebody is selling rogue product, and somebody knows about it' - Coveney

Feb 5th 2013, 6:49 PM 11,295 Views 39 Comments

The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, also said that ‘bad management’ at Silvercrest had let down the Irish food industry.

Poll: Are you confident in Irish food production?

# Your Say

Poll: Are you confident in Irish food production?

Feb 5th 2013, 9:34 AM 8,411 Views 110 Comments

The horse meat controversy rumbles on but has it impacted on your confidence in Irish food production?

FSAI 'doesn't believe horse meat problems are elsewhere in the industry'

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FSAI 'doesn't believe horse meat problems are elsewhere in the industry'

Feb 5th 2013, 9:10 AM 3,480 Views 15 Comments

Alan Reilly of the FSAI said that Polish authorities have not yet officially responded to the Irish investigation on the issue.

As horse meat scandal widens, Supermac's says its burgers are 100% Irish

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As horse meat scandal widens, Supermac's says its burgers are 100% Irish

Feb 5th 2013, 8:12 AM 9,808 Views 43 Comments

Supermacs has officially commented on the issue, after it emerged that Rangeland Foods supplies it with beef.

Oireachtas agenda: Horse burgers, promissory notes and music rights

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Oireachtas agenda: Horse burgers, promissory notes and music rights

Feb 5th 2013, 7:30 AM 3,776 Views 1 Comment

Simon Coveney will take questions on the horse DNA scandal as the Dáil debates whether to bin the promissory notes.

Monaghan meat company finds horse DNA in Polish beef

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Monaghan meat company finds horse DNA in Polish beef

Feb 4th 2013, 8:02 PM 17,578 Views 94 Comments

Rangeland Foods has temporarily shut down production after it found the equine traces in an ingredient it received from Poland.

# Horse Meat

Oireachtas committee may question ABP Food Group on horse meat

Feb 4th 2013, 8:27 AM 2,712 Views 23 Comments

The head of the committee, Fine Gael TD Andrew Doyle, said that they will decide tomorrow on whether ABP will be questioned on the issue.

Polish authorities find 'no evidence' of horse DNA at supplier

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Polish authorities find 'no evidence' of horse DNA at supplier

Feb 1st 2013, 6:31 PM 9,881 Views 51 Comments

Poland’s veterinary authority says it can’t find any sign of horse meat in five out of six suppliers tested so far.

ABP: "We have let our customers down and we apologise"

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ABP: "We have let our customers down and we apologise"

Jan 30th 2013, 3:43 PM 8,742 Views 39 Comments

The food company said it understood Tesco’s decision to stop sourcing meat from Silvercrest Foods.

Horse DNA came from burger additive sourced in Poland

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Horse DNA came from burger additive sourced in Poland

Jan 26th 2013, 8:20 PM 32,112 Views 128 Comments

Agriculture minister Simon Coveney says the identification of the additive responsible is a “major breakthrough”.

The Evening Fix... now with added epic car parking

# Need To Know

The Evening Fix... now with added epic car parking

Jan 26th 2013, 8:04 PM 15,844 Views 8 Comments

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

The Evening Fix... now with added NYC seen from space

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The Evening Fix... now with added NYC seen from space

Jan 25th 2013, 7:54 PM 10,943 Views 5 Comments

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

Latest tests show no horse DNA in Irish raw materials - Coveney

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Latest tests show no horse DNA in Irish raw materials - Coveney

Jan 25th 2013, 2:32 PM 5,306 Views 21 Comments

130 samples have been tested in the past week, but the Department won’t release results pending a double-test.

Video: Here’s what happened when someone dressed as a horse went to Tesco

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From The Daily Edge

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Video: Here’s what happened when someone dressed as a horse went to Tesco

Jan 19th 2013, 7:19 PM 32,360 Views 0 Comments

This was bound to happen…

# Not The News

From The Daily Edge

# Not The News

This is the week's news... skewed

Jan 19th 2013, 5:00 PM 5,503 Views 2 Comments

Breaking via The Mire wire: Horse burgers, how politicians ignored on social media may suffer low self-esteem, and the possibility that Lance Armstrong may be telling the truth…