date:May 10, 2013
Aconviction in Britain may draw a jail term of up to two years,while in France the maximum penalty is a fine of EUR 187,000($245,000).
The proposals would also force governments for the first time tocarry out a minimum number of unannounced inspections on foodoperators, to check that the contents of their products matchwhat is written on the label. The scandal broke in January whenhorse DNA was found in frozen burgers sold in Irish and Britishsupermarkets.
Tests conducted by European Union c