Yorkshire meat plant raided in horsemeat inquiry

7:22pm Tuesday 12th February 2013 in News

TWO meat plants, including one in Yorkshire, were raided today under suspicion of passing off horse meat as beef for kebabs and burgers.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and police officers entered Peter Boddy slaughterhouse in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, and Farmbox Meats in Llandre in Aberystwyth, West Wales.

They have both been suspended pending the outcome of investigations into claims they supplied and used horse carcasses in meat products purporting to be beef.

The FSA said it had detained all meat found at both premises and seized paperwork and customer lists from the two companies.

Andrew Rhodes, FSA director of operations, said: "I ordered an audit of all horse producing abattoirs in the UK after this issue first arose last month and I was shocked to uncover what appears to be a blatant misleading of consumers.

"I have suspended both plants immediately while our investigations continue."

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said: "This is absolutely shocking. It's totally unacceptable if any business in the UK is defrauding the public by passing off horse meat as beef.

"I expect the full force of the law to be brought down on anyone involved in this kind of activity."

The raids today uncovered the first suspected instance of a UK abattoir passing off horse meat for beef, Mr Paterson confirmed to Sky News.

Comments (3)

9:39pm Tue 12 Feb 13

always right says...

" I expect the full force of the law to be brought on anyone involved in this kind of activity ". My sides are aching laughing at his statement here,,im sure they will be all shaking in there shoes at the thought of british justice sysem !.
" I expect the full force of the law to be brought on anyone involved in this kind of activity ". My sides are aching laughing at his statement here,,im sure they will be all shaking in there shoes at the thought of british justice sysem !. always right

8:56am Thu 14 Feb 13

simmo707 says...

BROKEN BRITAIN UN DER TORIES – DEATH LESS IMPORTANT THAN TRADE DESCRIPTION
Government and Media have spent more time on the issue of Horsemeat being branded as other meats than more important issues concerning the whole Fabric of Society being decimated .What are they calling it a ‘crisis’ meat ‘contamination’ – sound bites .We the consumer are conned on a daily basis through oversized packaging giving us a false sense of content weight and especially McDonalds selling ‘beef burgers’ only containing 15% beef 85% meat filler that is cleansed by ammonia which causes stomach cancer and intestinal problems .Horsemeat is healthier than most other meat sold .
The hikes in fuel prices ,unnecessary Deaths in Hospitals ,ATOS Deaths ,Workfare Sanctions Bedroom Tax ,secret Justice Bill ,Unemployment ,Businesses going to the wall daily - whenever a Government is under pressure they will hype up any issue that deflects from their own draconian agendas .Wake up Britain the biggest breach of the Trades Description Act is the three main Political Parties in this Country . www.brokenbritainund
ertories.com
BROKEN BRITAIN UN DER TORIES – DEATH LESS IMPORTANT THAN TRADE DESCRIPTION Government and Media have spent more time on the issue of Horsemeat being branded as other meats than more important issues concerning the whole Fabric of Society being decimated .What are they calling it a ‘crisis’ meat ‘contamination’ – sound bites .We the consumer are conned on a daily basis through oversized packaging giving us a false sense of content weight and especially McDonalds selling ‘beef burgers’ only containing 15% beef 85% meat filler that is cleansed by ammonia which causes stomach cancer and intestinal problems .Horsemeat is healthier than most other meat sold . The hikes in fuel prices ,unnecessary Deaths in Hospitals ,ATOS Deaths ,Workfare Sanctions Bedroom Tax ,secret Justice Bill ,Unemployment ,Businesses going to the wall daily - whenever a Government is under pressure they will hype up any issue that deflects from their own draconian agendas .Wake up Britain the biggest breach of the Trades Description Act is the three main Political Parties in this Country . www.brokenbritainund ertories.com simmo707

11:12am Fri 15 Feb 13

simmo707 says...

BROKEN BRITIAN UNDER TORIES – HORSEMEAT SCAREMONGERING
As typical of Government they have to justify their concentrated effort on a lesser issue to detract from the real impact of their Policies creeping upon us .They have found an overweight man Robert Powell to try and reinforce all the time and effort wasted on the horsemeat saga .Apparently he was hospitalised following a feast of dozens of Findus Lasagne that attacked his liver .Professor Mark Bowan said “this is an incredibly rare case” the meal was probably undercooked .The Social Cleansing that is taking place in and around London seems of less importance ,families are being moved to places such as Birmingham and Leicester .The hospital whistle blower paid off for his silence .Homelessness figure rising ,Suicide figure rising Unemployment rising but the most important issue pumped down our throats is about horsemeat .
The only meat that is dangerous to us the General Public is of the Human kind and it sits in the House of Commons . www.brokenbritainund
ertories.com
BROKEN BRITIAN UNDER TORIES – HORSEMEAT SCAREMONGERING As typical of Government they have to justify their concentrated effort on a lesser issue to detract from the real impact of their Policies creeping upon us .They have found an overweight man Robert Powell to try and reinforce all the time and effort wasted on the horsemeat saga .Apparently he was hospitalised following a feast of dozens of Findus Lasagne that attacked his liver .Professor Mark Bowan said “this is an incredibly rare case” the meal was probably undercooked .The Social Cleansing that is taking place in and around London seems of less importance ,families are being moved to places such as Birmingham and Leicester .The hospital whistle blower paid off for his silence .Homelessness figure rising ,Suicide figure rising Unemployment rising but the most important issue pumped down our throats is about horsemeat . The only meat that is dangerous to us the General Public is of the Human kind and it sits in the House of Commons . www.brokenbritainund ertories.com simmo707

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