Horsemeat in beef products
22 February 2013
Horsemeat in beef products
FDF statement
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has submitted to the FSA the results of the latest batch of tests by its members for the presence of horsemeat. All of the test results submitted by FDF were negative.
Following the finding of horsemeat in some foods labelled as containing beef our members have undertaken several tests on their products and are co-operating fully with the Food Standards Agency (FSA). We have now provided aggregated results to the FSA from the following companies: apetito Ltd, Aunt Bessie's, Birds Eye, Dr Oetker (UK) Ltd, Findus UK, General Mills UK, Mars, Nestle, Plusfood, Premier Foods Plc. These results will be published today by the FSA as part of the industry wide data set.
Most of our members have already successfully completed tests on all their relevant product lines and a few additional results are expected for next week.
The very large numbers of tests published by the FSA and carried out upstream in the supply chain eg by first processors/importers on raw materials are also contributing to reassuring consumers about the integrity of final products.
In addition to enhanced testing our members have put in place a wide range of measures to ensure the integrity of their products and supply chains, including:
- Increasing the number of audits of their suppliers of meat or meat products;
- Conducting targeted confirmatory tracing of meat back to source;
- Reviewing supplier accreditation;
- Revising the proportion of meat authenticity testing as part of their due diligence programmes.
That significant quantities of horsemeat have been found in beef products is unacceptable and it is regrettable that this situation has arisen. Committed to providing safe, nutritious and high quality food, our members are working round the clock to make sure that you can have confidence in in the food you buy.
More information
For all media enquiries, phone FDF's press office on 020 7420 7140 / 7118 or send an email to: pressoffice@fdf.org.uk.
For FDF's policy positions and background on key issues, go to our Policy section.
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