And now it spreads to Nestle products as well... From the BBC:

19 February 2013 Last updated at 00:00 GMT

Nestle removes beef pasta meals after finding horsemeat

Nestle, the world's biggest food company, has removed beef pasta meals from shelves in Italy and Spain after tests revealed traces of horse DNA.

The Swiss-based firm has halted deliveries of products containing meat from a German supplier.

Nestle is the latest in a string of major food producers to find traces of horsemeat in beef meals.

A spokesman for the company said levels of horse DNA were very low but above 1%.

Last week the firm said its products did not contain horsemeat.

Nestle withdrew two chilled pasta products, Buitoni Beef Ravioli and Beef Tortellini, in Italy and Spain.

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I bought a pack of burgers this afternoon. Rumour has it they were runners in the 3.30 at Chepstow in a previous life

why all the fuss? not uncommon.... the French and Belgians have been eating horses for a long long time.....

Yeah, they've been eating horse for donkey's years....

So have the Brits, apperently. Unlikely that horse being mixed up with beef is a new thing seeing as how many working horses they had in the past.

Will they examine horseradish too?

I bought a pack of burgers this afternoon. Rumour has it they were runners in the 3.30 at Chepstow in a previous life

Yep. now days, you either win, place, show or "medium rare"

I bought a pack of burgers this afternoon. Rumour has it they were runners in the 3.30 at Chepstow in a previous life

Gotta get the right horses for main courses.

Stay safe....eat sushi.

Doh.....bloody seahorses...

New Scandal, Reuters: Seahorse meat in Fishermans Fishfingers

New Scandal II : Fishfingers used for inappropriate behaviours causing fishy smells

It emerged that the Queen and members of the Royal Family may have eaten horse meat passed off as beef as it was revealed that catering company Sodexo had found horsemeat in minced beef products

We are not amused !! Off with their heads !

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2283248/Bute-Drug-tainted-horse-meat-entered-food-chain-claims-France-revealed-contaminated-produce-served-Queen-Royal-Ascot.html

It emerged that the Queen and members of the Royal Family may have eaten horse meat passed off as beef as it was revealed that catering company Sodexo had found horsemeat in minced beef products

We are not amused !! Off with their heads !

Does that mean that Camilla is a cannibal?

Edited February 23, 201313 yr by Credo

It emerged that the Queen and members of the Royal Family may have eaten horse meat passed off as beef as it was revealed that catering company Sodexo had found horsemeat in minced beef products

We are not amused !! Off with their heads !

Does that mean that Camilla is a cannibal?

No more tea and crumpets for the Royals; it'll be tea and Seabiscuits.

It emerged that the Queen and members of the Royal Family may have eaten horse meat passed off as beef as it was revealed that catering company Sodexo had found horsemeat in minced beef products

We are not amused !! Off with their heads !

Does that mean that Camilla is a cannibal?

Romania recently passed a new law banning horse drawn carts on public roads. A lot of horses sudddenly became surplus to requirements. The BBC this morning reports that the meat was exported to France correctly labled as horse and that a french company then changed the labeling to beef before sending on to the food processing factories.

now we are getting to the real issue FRAUD.. the use of the word "contamination" gives the impression that horse meat is risky or worse. the real issue is that probably millions of people have consumed some degree of horse meat for decades without knowing or sold as beef..... Now who is going to take on the big companies for misrepresentation or fraud....I can see all beef products going sky high after all this media exposure

All this talk of horse lasagna makes me hungry. Maybe it's time to strap on the ol' feedbag

On the bright side, the threatened influx of romanian immigrants may now not happen, as we've eaten all of their transport.

Not that it makes the situation any better, but I would take a guess that horse meat is generally safer to eat than beef. The horses are not fed a lot of the additives that are given to cattle to make them grow. Since many of the horses are dispensable, they were probably free from antibiotics and other medication that are given to cattle.

I doubt they spent any time in a feed lot being 'fed up' for slaughter. They were most likely only grass fed.

That doesn't make it right and it doesn't make it any less deceptive.

Sometimes horse meat seems the better choice

Facts i didnt need to know

what-horse-meat-actually-tastes-like

"Horse meat varies in color. Meat from younger horses is lighter in color, and flavor, while meat from older horses has a deeper color and flavor. Horse meat is lean, typically, and relatively tender. Older horses are considered to have the most tender meat -- different than say veal from a cow.

Horse meat is a bit sweet in taste. Some think it is a blend between beef (a cow) and venison (deer). People use it similar to the way they use beef, putting it in sandwiches, or serving it in a slab. The cooking time is generally shorter than that of beef, in part because of its lean qualities."

It emerged that the Queen and members of the Royal Family may have eaten horse meat passed off as beef as it was revealed that catering company Sodexo had found horsemeat in minced beef products

We are not amused !! Off with their heads !

Does that mean that Camilla is a cannibal?

Count me as you third

People were looking at me to see why i was laughing so hard!

Thanks dude, i needed that today

"Donkey, water buffalo and goat meat have been sold as burgers and sausages in South Africa, a study says."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21588575

My god, this story has no end!

Perhaps the days of being so picky about, which animal based protein is acceptable, is coming to an end.

For me there is no mammal I would not eat, if it were cooked hygienically. Though I do have issues with which parts I would eat.

Edit: I forgot to say that I would not choose to eat animals which are rare and endangered.

Edited February 27, 201313 yr by canuckamuck