DNA tests reveal horse meat in some Nestle products

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Nestle, the world’s biggest food company, has removed beef pasta meals from sale in Italy and Spain after finding traces of horse DNA.

The discovery of horsemeat in products labelled as beef has spread across Europe since last month, prompting product withdrawals, consumer anger and government investigations into the continent’s complex food-processing chains.

Swiss-based Nestle, which just 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.

Read the full article here: Nestle withdraws pasta meals as horsemeat scandal spreads

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