Netherlands recalls 50,000 tonnes of meat | World news | The Guardian
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Fifty thousand tonnes of meat destined for human consumption has been recalled by Dutch authorities in a move that could draw in several British businesses, according to officials at the UK’s Food Standards Agency.
Investigators in the Netherlands said the origin of the meat at Wiljo Import and Export and Vleesgroothandel Willy Selten was unclear. Dutch officials said 130 companies in the Netherlands and 370 more across Europe were affected by the recall, and there is no health risk at this point.
On Tuesday Asda recalled tens of thousands of cans of corned beef after finding traces of the veterinary painkiller phenylbutazone, commonly known as bute. It is illegal for bute to enter the food chain.
The FSA has also revealed that 22 horses slaughtered for food at UK abattoirs since the end of January – one in 50 of the total – tested positive for bute.