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  • Taco Bell on Random Famous Companies Caught Selling Horse Meat

    (#1) Taco Bell

    • Restaurant, Fast food

    In the UK, where they only have three establishments to maintain, there have been traces of horse meat found in Taco Bell's ground "beef" which is used for a substantial portion of the fast food chain's menu. The horse DNA found in Taco Bell's beef was significant enough that all beef products were pulled and the European supplier was cut.

    So whatever you do, don't order the new "Zenyatta Supreme" while vacationing in Britain.

     
  • Burger King on Random Famous Companies Caught Selling Horse Meat

    (#2) Burger King

    • Restaurant
    Silvercrest Foods, who supplies beef products to Burger King restaurants in the UK and Ireland, recalled 10 million burger patties in the wake of the European food tainting scandal that implicated Burger King as one of the famous places that served horse meat.

    Source: LA Times
  • Birds Eye on Random Famous Companies Caught Selling Horse Meat

    (#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

  • Nestlé on Random Famous Companies Caught Selling Horse Meat

    (#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
  • Tesco PLC on Random Famous Companies Caught Selling Horse Meat

    (#5) Tesco PLC

    • Retail, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores

    Tesco, one of the biggest grocery chains in the UK, was found to be selling hamburger patties that were almost one third horse meat. In Tesco's Everyday Value burgers, horse DNA present suggested horse meat accounted for 29% of the meat content of the burger patties. In the Tesco Everyday Value spaghetti bolognese sauce, DNA tests for horse meat confirmed that the product contained as much as 60% horse meat.

    In addition, the chain also pulled frozen lasagna and spaghetti meals produced by French company Comigel after similar products sold by French market Findus were found to contain horse meat.

     
    Source: BBC UK
  • Asda Stores Limited on Random Famous Companies Caught Selling Horse Meat

    (#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.

  • Lidl on Random Famous Companies Caught Selling Horse Meat

    (#7) Lidl

    • Retail, Supermarket
    Lidl stores in Finland found traces of horse meat in its Coquette beef goulash meal and Coquette ravioli meals which had initially been pulled from shelves as a precautionary measure.

  • Iceland on Random Famous Companies Caught Selling Horse Meat

    (#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
  • Makro on Random Famous Companies Caught Selling Horse Meat

    (#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
  • ALDI on Random Famous Companies Caught Selling Horse Meat

    (#10) ALDI

    • Supermarket, Supermarket
    ALDI, a discount grocery chain, pulled frozen lasagna and spaghetti meals produced by French company Comigel after similar products sold by French market Findus were found to contain horse meat.

  • Dunnes Stores on Random Famous Companies Caught Selling Horse Meat

    (#11) Dunnes Stores

    • Retail
    Dunnes, an Irish grocery chain, sold horsemeat tainted beef patties originating from the same supplier as Tesco.

    Source: Guardian 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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