28/01/2013
Food, farming and countryside news. Tests show the horsemeat found in beefburgers came from Poland, and only five EU countries are fully complying with new rules on pig welfare.
The source of the horsemeat found in Irish beefburgers has been traced to a supplier in Poland. It came from 'beef trimmings' brought in to bulk out burgers at the Silvercrest factory in Ireland, but the company denies ever knowingly importing horsemeat. Radical changes are now being introduced at the plant.
And British pig farmers call for European agriculture ministers to clamp down on countries which aren't fully complying with new legislation on sow stalls, when they meet later today. It follows the news that only five EU countries are now fully abiding by the rules.
Presented by Anna Hill. Produced by Emma Campbell.
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