Horse meat scandal spreads across Europe
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="unnerving">unnerving</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="DNA">DNA</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="tainted">tainted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="in">in</span> 13 <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="Stores">Stores</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scrambling">scrambling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tighter">tighter</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>. <span word="DNA">DNA</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="hamburgers">hamburgers</span>, <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tainted">tainted</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="widened">widened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span> <span word="lasagna">lasagna</span>, <span word="tortellini">tortellini</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bolognese">bolognese</span> <span word="sauce">sauce</span>.</p><p><span word="Europol">Europol</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disguising">disguising</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span> <span word="beef">beef</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="arrests">arrests</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="wholesaler">wholesaler</span> <span word="Spanghero">Spanghero</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="labeled">labeled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Romanian">Romanian</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="denies">denies</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span>, <span word="Hungary">Hungary</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="recalling">recalling</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="products">products</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>, <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="products">products</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="started">started</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="later">later</span>," <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Heilmann">Heilmann</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Consumer">Consumer</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span></p>
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