(#4) Nestlé
- Food processing, Soft Drink Manufacturing, Bottled Water Manufacturing, Cookies and Crackers, Chocolate and Cocoa Products, Bottled and Canned Soft Drinks and Carbonated Waters
Nestle is the producer of the Buitoni Beef Ravioli and Beef Tortellini (as well as the Lasagnes à la Bolognaise Gourmandes line used by catering companies) that was sent to Italy and Spain and found to have traces of horse DNA in the mix.
Source: Reuters(#8) Iceland
- Retail
Iceland, who describe themselves as being experts in frozen foods, was discovered to have been selling horsemeat tainted burger patties from the same supplier as Tesco.
Source: Huffington Post UK(#7) Lidl
- Retail, Supermarket
Source: Huffington Post UK(#9) Makro
Makro, a wholesaler catering to the bar industry, recalled 16 different beef products in the midst of the European horse meat crisis and found that one of the items, the Unger beef burger, contained traces of horse meat.
Source: BBC News(#3) Birds Eye
Birds Eye, an international frozen food brand, has found two products in the UK and one in Europe to contain traces of horse DNA in meat products produced by the company. In Belgium, horse meat was found in the manufacturer's chili con carne, leading the the UK recall of several Birds Eye products feared to contain horsemeat. On testing these recalled products, 1% horse DNA was found in Birds Eye beef lasagne and the traditional spaghetti bolognese.
As of yet, these are the only Birds Eye products know to contain horse meat.
Source: Daily Mail UK
(#6) Asda Stores Limited
- Retail, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
ASDA, a UK subsidiary of Wal-Mart, pulled jars of bolognese pasta sauce after the product was revealed to have traces of horse meat present as confirmed by a test looking for horse DNA in beef products.
Source: Daily Mail UK
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In 2013, horsemeat was detected in some beef products in Sweden, the United Kingdom, and France, and Germany also announced the discovery of suspected food safety issues. Many European countries such as Ireland, the Netherlands, and Romania have been involved in scandals. Although horse meat has always been considered edible in some European countries, the use of horse meat instead of beef and labeled 100% beef products has caused complaints and protests.
The scandal involved some of the world's largest brands, this random tool lists 11 famous companies that sealed horse meat. The scandal made many consumers change their consumption habits, they would no longer buy cheap processed meat products, and some even no longer buy processed meat products.
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