date:Jan 21, 2013
Food safety officials in the Netherlands and Spain have joined the investigation into horse DNA in frozen beef burgers in the UK and Ireland, after new tests point to ingredients suppliers in Europe.
The head of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has spoken with his Dutch counterpart to ask for help in tracking down the source of the horse and pig DNA discovered in samples of economy beef burgers.
New tests by the FSAI point to a protein ingredients supplier in one member state of the