date:Jan 15, 2014
to parliament.
The recall in the Netherlands follows the arrest last month of 21 cattle traders, butchers and veterinarians in France on suspicion of illegally selling 200 horses from the sports and pharmaceutical industry.
The horsemeat trading scandal first broke last January when horse DNA was found in frozen burgers sold in Irish and British supermarkets, and involved traders and abattoirs from Romania to the Netherlands.
The Dutch said the decision on the latest recall was taken in late