date:Apr 08, 2013
The US Department of Agriculture is increasing its species sampling and testing for all products from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Poland and the United Kingdom. The move came in response to the Europe-wide scandal of horse meat being mislabeled as beef.
Food Safety and Inspection Service personnel also will be conducting species testing on any imported beef from lots that are being tested for shiga-toxin producing E. coli. FSIS issued a notice instructing inspectors to increase species