Asda withdraws sauce after test
Asda has has taken it 500g Beef Bolognese Sauce off the shelves after it tested positive for horse DNA. Three other products have also been removed as a precaution.
Horse painkiller 'in food chain for some time'
A significant amount of horsemeat containing the painkiller phenylbutazone, or bute, could have been entering the food chain for some time, the Food Standards Agency said.
FSA Chief executive Catherine Brown said the agency increased testing of the horse carcasses over a three month period last year, after intelligence from abattoirs suggested bute was getting into the food chain.
More: FSA confirms eight horses tested positive for bute
Earlier tests by the FSA revealed that 6% of horse carcasses tested positive for bute, prompting the FSA to start testing 100% of horse meat in January, which revealed the eight contaminated carcasses. Ms Brown said:
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Retail tests to reveal no more horse contamination
Retailers are preparing to say they have found no more traces of horse DNA in their beef products, but were enough products tested?
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How 'healthy' horsemeat fell out of favour in the UK
The strong taboos against eating horse in the UK are relatively new, and many cultures devour horses, saying they are healthy and tasty.