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| Horsemeat: Cases not tip of iceberg, says Sainsbury's boss | Horsemeat: Cases not tip of iceberg, says Sainsbury's boss |
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| The horsemeat scandal is not "the tip of an iceberg", the chief executive of a major UK supermarket chain has said. | The horsemeat scandal is not "the tip of an iceberg", the chief executive of a major UK supermarket chain has said. |
| Justin King, of Sainsbury's, made the comments after initial results of tests on processed beef revealed horsemeat was found in just over 1% of samples. | Justin King, of Sainsbury's, made the comments after initial results of tests on processed beef revealed horsemeat was found in just over 1% of samples. |
| The Food Standards Agency said that after 2,501 fresh tests no new products have been identified as containing more than 1% horsemeat. | The Food Standards Agency said that after 2,501 fresh tests no new products have been identified as containing more than 1% horsemeat. |
| Three men arrested during the horsemeat adulteration probe have been bailed. | |
| The men, two aged 64 and 42 from the Aberystwyth area and one aged 63 from West Yorkshire, were arrested on 14 February on suspicion of fraud. | |
| Dyfed-Powys Police and FSA officials are continuing inquiries at Farmbox Meats near Aberystwyth. | |
| Meanwhile, FSA chief executive Catherine Brown said she remained "confident" the testing was the right way to address the issue. | |
| "It is industry's responsibility to get this right - not the government's - and we consider that a comprehensive testing programme at all points of the supply chain and in all sectors is an essential step in addressing this issue. | "It is industry's responsibility to get this right - not the government's - and we consider that a comprehensive testing programme at all points of the supply chain and in all sectors is an essential step in addressing this issue. |
| "And as this programme of testing and publishing results continues, and as action is taken to tackle this issue in supply chains across Europe, we will reach the point where we can say with confidence that horse meat is no longer illegally entering the UK food chain." | "And as this programme of testing and publishing results continues, and as action is taken to tackle this issue in supply chains across Europe, we will reach the point where we can say with confidence that horse meat is no longer illegally entering the UK food chain." |
| Mr King rejected Downing Street's criticism that supermarkets had been slow to respond to the scandal. | Mr King rejected Downing Street's criticism that supermarkets had been slow to respond to the scandal. |
| On Friday he told BBC Two's Newsnight programme: "I don't think it's the tip of an iceberg. I think there are some encouraging signs from today's tests that we are starting to get to the bottom of this particular issue." | |
| "We, in Sainsbury's, have a huge testing programme - we have 50-odd people, whose full-time jobs are to test product. | "We, in Sainsbury's, have a huge testing programme - we have 50-odd people, whose full-time jobs are to test product. |
| "They test raw materials when they come into the factory. The product is delivered to our warehouses and we buy product, as customers do, to test it too. And most of the industry would say something similar. | "They test raw materials when they come into the factory. The product is delivered to our warehouses and we buy product, as customers do, to test it too. And most of the industry would say something similar. |
| "So, we go to great lengths to ensure our food is what we expect it to be. Trust is the core of our businesses." | "So, we go to great lengths to ensure our food is what we expect it to be. Trust is the core of our businesses." |
| However, he went on to warn that nobody can say they are "out of the woods" yet. | However, he went on to warn that nobody can say they are "out of the woods" yet. |
| "There is a long way to go before we can truly say we understand how this came about and therefore what we have to do differently going forward," said Mr King. | "There is a long way to go before we can truly say we understand how this came about and therefore what we have to do differently going forward," said Mr King. |
| No meat at Sainsbury's has so far been shown to contain horsemeat. | No meat at Sainsbury's has so far been shown to contain horsemeat. |
| Catering giant Compass Group and Whitbread, one of Britain's largest hotel chains, have found horse DNA in products sold as beef, it emerged on Friday. | Catering giant Compass Group and Whitbread, one of Britain's largest hotel chains, have found horse DNA in products sold as beef, it emerged on Friday. |
| Horsemeat has also been found in cottage pies supplied to 47 schools in Lancashire - they have been withdrawn. | Horsemeat has also been found in cottage pies supplied to 47 schools in Lancashire - they have been withdrawn. |
| Anne Bull, chair of the Local Authority Caterers' Association, told the BBC: "We have got stringent and robust procurement procedures in place for local authority-maintained schools. | |
| "Lancashire have got some minute traces of equine DNA in their cottage pies. These have been withdrawn with immediate effect so there is no risk to the children at the moment," she added. | |
| She said school caterers take "on good faith" the meat they are supplied and expect "it is what it says on the tin". | |
| Ms Bull said the next 10 days were likely to be "critical" as test results come through from the FSA. | |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
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| Since January, when Irish food inspectors found horsemeat in beefburgers sold by a number of UK supermarket chains, a growing number of retailers have recalled href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21460452" >processed beef products found to contain horse DNA. | |
CLICKABLE 8. Processors1. Comigel: Food processor3. Spanghero: Meat processor2. Tavola: Factory4. Subcontractor5. Trader6. Abattoirs7. Supermarkets French food producer makes order | CLICKABLE 8. Processors1. Comigel: Food processor3. Spanghero: Meat processor2. Tavola: Factory4. Subcontractor5. Trader6. Abattoirs7. Supermarkets French food producer makes order |
| Comigel HQ in Metz, north-east France, asks its subsidiary, Tavola in Luxembourg, to make food products - including beef lasagne for Findus. | Comigel HQ in Metz, north-east France, asks its subsidiary, Tavola in Luxembourg, to make food products - including beef lasagne for Findus. |
Factory orders meat | Factory orders meat |
| The Tavola factory orders the meat from Spanghero in the south of France. | The Tavola factory orders the meat from Spanghero in the south of France. |
Subcontractor used | Subcontractor used |
| Spanghero contacts a subcontractor in Cyprus to source the meat. | Spanghero contacts a subcontractor in Cyprus to source the meat. |
Subcontractor enlists trader | Subcontractor enlists trader |
| The Cypriot subcontractor in turn contacts a trader in the Netherlands. | The Cypriot subcontractor in turn contacts a trader in the Netherlands. |
Trader orders from Romania | Trader orders from Romania |
| The trader in the Netherlands places an order for meat with abattoirs in Romania. | The trader in the Netherlands places an order for meat with abattoirs in Romania. |
Abattoirs send meat to France | Abattoirs send meat to France |
| The meat from the abattoirs travels to Spanghero in France. However, Romania rejects claims that it was responsible for wrongly describing the horsemeat from its abattoirs as beef. Horsemeat is always labelled as such, they say. The Romanian authorities claim records show orders had been for horse carcass - easily distinguishable from beef. | The meat from the abattoirs travels to Spanghero in France. However, Romania rejects claims that it was responsible for wrongly describing the horsemeat from its abattoirs as beef. Horsemeat is always labelled as such, they say. The Romanian authorities claim records show orders had been for horse carcass - easily distinguishable from beef. |
Meat used to make products | Meat used to make products |
| Spanghero sends the meat to the Comigel subsidiary’s factory in Luxembourg before the finished products are supplied to Findus and retailers across Europe, including the UK. The president of Comigel says the company was unaware the meat was coming from abroad. | Spanghero sends the meat to the Comigel subsidiary’s factory in Luxembourg before the finished products are supplied to Findus and retailers across Europe, including the UK. The president of Comigel says the company was unaware the meat was coming from abroad. |
Horsemeat found in Ireland and UK | Horsemeat found in Ireland and UK |
| Tests by Irish authorities have found equine DNA in beefburgers made by firms in the Irish Republic and the UK. Traces of horsemeat have also been found in stored meat at another plant in Ireland and one in Northern Ireland. In mainland Britain, police and officials probing alleged horsemeat mislabelling have carried out raids at a slaughterhouse in West Yorkshire and a meat firm near Aberystwyth. Three men were later arrested on suspicion of offences under the Fraud Act.. | Tests by Irish authorities have found equine DNA in beefburgers made by firms in the Irish Republic and the UK. Traces of horsemeat have also been found in stored meat at another plant in Ireland and one in Northern Ireland. In mainland Britain, police and officials probing alleged horsemeat mislabelling have carried out raids at a slaughterhouse in West Yorkshire and a meat firm near Aberystwyth. Three men were later arrested on suspicion of offences under the Fraud Act.. |