World's biggest food company withdraws products in Italy, Spain and France, saying they contained more than 1% horse
Nestlé, the world's biggest food company, has removed beef pasta products from sale in Italy, Spain and France after finding traces of horse DNA.
Swiss-based Nestlé, which last week said its products had not been affected by the scandal, said its tests had found more than 1% horse DNA in two products.
"We have informed the authorities accordingly," Nestlé said in a statement on Monday. "There is no food safety issue."
Nestlé withdrew two chilled pasta products, Buitoni Beef Ravioli and Beef Tortellini, in Italy and Spain. Lasagnes à la Bolognaise Gourmandes, a frozen product for catering businesses produced in France, will also be withdrawn.
Nestlé was suspending deliveries of all products made using beef from a German subcontractor to one of its suppliers, the company said.
The discovery of horsemeat in products labelled as beef has spread from the UK across Europe since last month, prompting product withdrawals, consumer anger and government investigations into the continent's complex food-processing chains.
Governments across Europe have stressed that horsemeat poses little or no health risk, although some carcases have been found tainted with a painkiller banned for human consumption.
But the scandal has damaged the confidence of consumers in supermarkets and fast fold chains since horsemeat was first identified in Irish beef burgers.
Retailer Lidl said on Monday it had withdrawn products from its stores in Finland and Sweden after finding traces of horsemeat. Reported by guardian.co.uk 9 hours ago.
Nestlé, the world's biggest food company, has removed beef pasta products from sale in Italy, Spain and France after finding traces of horse DNA.
Swiss-based Nestlé, which last week said its products had not been affected by the scandal, said its tests had found more than 1% horse DNA in two products.
"We have informed the authorities accordingly," Nestlé said in a statement on Monday. "There is no food safety issue."
Nestlé withdrew two chilled pasta products, Buitoni Beef Ravioli and Beef Tortellini, in Italy and Spain. Lasagnes à la Bolognaise Gourmandes, a frozen product for catering businesses produced in France, will also be withdrawn.
Nestlé was suspending deliveries of all products made using beef from a German subcontractor to one of its suppliers, the company said.
The discovery of horsemeat in products labelled as beef has spread from the UK across Europe since last month, prompting product withdrawals, consumer anger and government investigations into the continent's complex food-processing chains.
Governments across Europe have stressed that horsemeat poses little or no health risk, although some carcases have been found tainted with a painkiller banned for human consumption.
But the scandal has damaged the confidence of consumers in supermarkets and fast fold chains since horsemeat was first identified in Irish beef burgers.
Retailer Lidl said on Monday it had withdrawn products from its stores in Finland and Sweden after finding traces of horsemeat. Reported by guardian.co.uk 9 hours ago.
