Dutch authorities on Thursday arrested the director of a meat-processing and wholesale company whose business is at the center of an investigation into undeclared mixing of horse meat with beef. Full story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed more unannounced inspections of food companies and tougher fines for labeling fraud on Monday, after the discovery earlier this year that millions of Europeans ate horsemeat labeled as beef. Full story
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish company at the center of a scandal in Europe over horsemeat in beef products, said on Thursday it is leaving the frozen burger market after selling the factory where burgers containing horse DNA were first discovered. Full story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France found more cases of illegal horsemeat in beef products than any other European Union country, results of official DNA tests ordered in the wake of the scandal showed, with more than 1 in every 8 samples testing positive. Full story
ROME (Reuters) - Tests on beef products in Italy have found that one in 25 contain more than 1 percent horse meat, the Italian Health Ministry said on Monday. Full story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France found more cases of illegal horsemeat in beef products than any other EU country, early results of DNA tests ordered in the wake of the scandal showed, with more than 1 in every 8 samples testing positive. Full story
In this photo taken on Tuesday, April. 2, 2013, ''Pura Raza Espanola'' or Pure Spanish Breed mares belonging to breeder Francisco Jose Rodriguez are seen at "La Yeguada de Cuatro Vientos" ranch in Almonte, in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. Barring an unlikely reprieve, Mesa' purebreds wil
A board with horsemeat prices is seen in a traditional horse butchery in Marseille February 23, 2013. French President Francois Hollande called for compulsory labelling and traceability of meat used in processed foods in Europe to prevent a repeat of the horsemeat scandal. REUTERS/Jean-Paul P
A French butcher prepares horsemeat at a traditional horse butchery in Marseille February 23, 2013. French President Francois Hollande called for compulsory labelling and traceability of meat used in processed foods in Europe to prevent a repeat of the horsemeat scandal. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissi
A French butcher prepares horsemeat for a customer at a traditional horse butchery in Marseille February 23, 2013. French President Francois Hollande called for compulsory labelling and traceability of meat used in processed foods in Europe to prevent a repeat of the horsemeat scandal. REUTERS/Je
