date:Feb 20, 2013
beef, beef sausage or meat balls checked for horse and pork DNA.
Status: This phase is ongoing and is part of the original protocol, which you can see in the link below.
Phase 2: 140 samples of beef-based ready meals including frozen, chilled or canned lasagne, chilli con carne, cottage pie, ravioli, cannelloni and spaghetti bolognese checked for horse and pork DNA.
Status: This new phase began on 14 February and sampling will be completed on 22 February.
Phase 3: 150 samples will be taken as