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Horse DNA in 5% of EU tested beef products
Source: BBC
16 April 2013 Last updated at 14:08 GMT
Horse DNA in 5% of EU tested beef products
Horse DNA has been found in up to 5% of beef products randomly tested across the EU, according to preliminary results from the European Commission.
The three-month programme of checks was agreed by the 27 EU member states in February after horsemeat had been found in a batch of Findus frozen lasagne.
The report said French beef had highest levels of horsemeat, followed by Greek.
However, directly comparing the countries is misleading because they used different testing methods.
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Horse DNA in 5% of EU tested beef products
Horse DNA has been found in up to 5% of beef products randomly tested across the EU, according to preliminary results from the European Commission.
The three-month programme of checks was agreed by the 27 EU member states in February after horsemeat had been found in a batch of Findus frozen lasagne.
The report said French beef had highest levels of horsemeat, followed by Greek.
However, directly comparing the countries is misleading because they used different testing methods.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22162872
