EU urges DNA tests of processed beef
February 14, 2013 02:25
The EU is urging members to conduct random tests to tackle a widening scandal over mislabelled horsemeat. All members should carry-out DNA tests on processed beef for traces of horsemeat for three months from 1 March, the health commissioner said.
Horsemeat should also be tested for the presence of the veterinary medicine phenylbutazone ("bute"), he added. Tonio Borg was speaking after a meeting with ministers from the UK, France and other affected countries in Brussels.