GERMANY: A producer of canned goods in north eastern Germany confirms traces of horsemeat in its beef goulash, making 'Dreistern' the country's first company to become entangled in the widening scandal across Europe

Record ID: 863264

  • Title: GERMANY: A producer of canned goods in north eastern Germany confirms traces of horsemeat in its beef goulash, making 'Dreistern' the country's first company to become entangled in the widening scandal across Europe
  • Date: 16th February 2013
  • Summary: NEURUPPIN, GERMANY (FEBRUARY 16, 2013) (REUTERS) SIGN OUTSIDE "DREISTERN" CANNED GOOD PRODUCER POINTING TO DELIVERIES RAMP SIGN TWO MEN WALKING, SEEN THROUGH FENCE SIGNS OUTSIDE FACTORY, SLOGAN READING "ENJOY WITH A GOOD FEELING!" SECURITY GUARD WALKING BEHIND FENCE, GUARD OPENING GATE CAR LEAVING "DREISTERN" PREMISES PARKED CARS OUTSIDE FACTORY SEEN THROUGH FENCE WIDE OF FACTORY MAN TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS / SIGNS OUTSIDE FACTORY DELIVERY RAMP CLOSED GATE SILOS OUTSIDE EMPTY PLASTIC CRATES AND PALLETS OUTSIDE FACTORY GREEN GARBAGE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE
  • Embargoed: 3rd March 2013 12:00
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  • Location: Germany
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  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement,Health
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  • Story Text: Germany reported its first case of food containing traces of horse meat on Saturday (February 16) when a producer of canned goods confirmed DNA tests had also shown horse in its beef goulash.

    "Dreistern" in the north eastern town of Neuruppin said in a written statement that its "beef goulash 540 grammes Omnimax" contained "traces of horse DNA."

    "In the interest of consumer protection, beef goulash produced in Neuruppin is being recalled," the statement read.
    According to the company whose slogan is "enjoy with a good feeling," "affected goods have already been removed from store shelves."

    "Dreistern" added that the recalled goulash was "safe and in no way harmful for consumers' health."
    No one at "Dreistern" was willing to speak on camera.
    Accusations, denials and threats to sue reverberated round Europe earlier this week as meat traders, food processors, retailers and governments all rejected blame for horsemeat found in ever more beef dishes across the continent.
    In France, wholesalers and officials traded grievances, while more products were removed from sale in Britain, Germany, Austria and Norway; police raided factories in several countries and Dutch prosecutors accused one meat supplier there of fraud.
    No one is reported to have fallen ill from eating horse in the month since it was first identified in Irish beefburgers, but evidence of widespread mis-labelling and revelations of a complex market in which produce criss-crosses the EU trading bloc have damaged Europeans' confidence in the food on their plate.
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