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1、11February2013Lastupdatedat12:41GMTQ&A:MeatcontaminationThegovernmenthassaidthatallprocessedbeefproductsonsaleintheUKaresafetoeatdespiteupto100%horsemeatbeingfoundinsomeAldiandFindusproducts,whichwereremovedfromshelveslastweek.Itfollowsthediscoveryofhorsemea
2、tinsomeburgers.ShouldIthrowawaythemeatIhaveboughtifIsuspectitmightbehorsemeat?Horsemeatitselfshouldbenomoredangerousthanbeefandiseateninmanycountriesaroundtheworld.ButtheUK'sFoodStandardsAgency(FSA)hasorderedteststomakesureadruggiventohorseswhichisdangerousw
3、henusedbyhumans-knownasbute(phenylbutazone)-hasnotenteredthefoodchain.Decadesagoitwasusedasatreatmentforgoutandarthritis,butitcausedaseriousblooddisorder,aplasticanaemia,inrarecases.Whileitwasbannedforhumanuse,itisstillusedforanimals.However,itisnotallowedto
4、enterthehumanfoodchain.Ifpeoplehaveanyoftheaffectedmealslurkingintheirfreezer,theyareadvisedtoreturnthemtothestoretheywerepurchasedfrom.TheUK'sEnvironmentSecretaryOwenPatersonhasstressedthat"nothingseensofarpresentedahealthrisk"andthathewouldhave"nohesitatio
5、natall"abouteatingrecalledproducts.Thegovernmenthasadvisedpeopletocarryonwiththeirnormalshoppinghabitsunlesstoldotherwise.Howwidespreadistheproblem?FoodretailersintheUKhavebeentoldtocarryouttestsonallprocessedbeefproductsaftersomeFinduslasagneaswellassomeAld
6、ilasagneandspaghettibolognese-allmadebytheComigelfoodprocessingcompanyinFrance-werefoundtocontainupto100%horsemeat.FindushasalsowithdrawnreadymealsinFranceandSweden.InFrance,wheresevensupermarketchainshavewithdrawnallfrozenbeefmealsmadebyFindusandComigel,ani
7、nitialinvestigationhasfoundthathorsemeatsoldasbeeforiginatedfromRomanianslaughterhouses,beforebeingsoldtoaDutchfoodtrader,thenontoaCypriottraderandonagaintoaFrenchfirm.Itisfearedupto16EUcountriesmaybeaffected.EnvironmentSecretaryMrPatersonsayshesuspects"acri
8、minalinternationalconspiracy"Meanwhile,inmid-January,IrishfoodinspectorsannouncedtheyhadfoundhorsemeatinsomeburgersstockedbyanumberofUKsupermarketchainsincludingTesco,IcelandandLidl.Twoweekslate
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