date:Jan 17, 2013
Irish based Liffey Meats are at the heart of the biggest scandal to hit the beef industry since the mad cow scare of the 1990s.
The finger of blame was being pointed at the original source of the horse meat contamination in Spain and Holland. But Silvercrest refused to say how long it had dealt with the European suppliers.
In a statement, parent firm ABP said it had sent its own investigators to the two companies for spot checks but stopped short of naming them.
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