Italy finds 3.9 percent of beef samples contain horse meat

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Italy finds 3.9 percent of beef samples contain horse meat

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/italy-finds-3-9-percent-beef-samples-contain-154705147.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/brSG5F0A8XNCB9r05TnT4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-16T154705Z_1_CBRE93F17UJ00_RTROPTP_2_HORSEMEAT-NESLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="In this picture illustration, boxes of &quot;Ravioli al Brasato&quot; are pictured in Rome" align="left" title="In this picture illustration, boxes of &quot;Ravioli al Brasato&quot; are pictured in Rome" border="0" /></a>ROME (Reuters) - Tests on beef products in Italy have found that one in 25 contain more than 1 percent horse meat, the Italian Health Ministry said on Monday. Italy launched an inspection of the sector in response to the scandal of horse meat in products labeled as beef that has spread across Europe since January, prompting product withdrawals and worrying consumers. Italian police inspected 361 samples of products advertised as beef without any mention of horse meat, and found that 14 tested positive for horse meat traces above 1 percent, which should have been declared, the ministry said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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