Horsemeat scandal: France blames processor Spanghero

 

 The French ministers say it is clear where the blame lies

 

French meat processing company Spanghero knowingly sold horsemeat labelled as beef, the French government has said.

Its licence is being suspended while investigations continue, agriculture minister Stephane Le Foll said.
Spanghero has denied the allegations, saying it had only ever dealt in meat it believed to be beef.
A widening scandal over mislabelled horsemeat has affected at least 12 European countries.
French consumer affairs minister Benoit Hamon said the meat left Romania clearly and correctly labelled as horse. It was afterwards that it was relabelled as beef.
There was "no reason to doubt the good faith" of the Romanian company that originally provided the meat, Mr Hamon added.

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