Horsemeat fears spread to Finland as Lidl withdraws products
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The Finnish branches of Germen grocery chain Lidl has withdrawn Beef goulash products from its shelves over the weekend in the midst of a widening horsemeat scandal across Europe, local media reported on Monday.
According to Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE, Lidl has found that some of their beef products tested positive for horsemeat last week. So far, it has not been confirmed whether the contaminated products had ended up in their own-branded goulash "Coquette rindergulasch" sold in 500g packages.
The grocery chain claimed that the action to withdraw Beef goulash was merely a precaution measure. The German retailor is also a manufacturer, who has a number of its own brands.
According to YLE, the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira had begun on Monday the DNA tests agreed by the EU last week to reassure nervous consumers that their food is safe and to end the horsemeat scandal spreading across Europe.
The development came as the horsemeat scandal spread to some 16 European countries including the Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Poland and Sweden.
Last Friday, the European Commission approved the application for DNA test on beef products submitted by Tonio Borg, a member of the EU Health and Consumer Affairs.
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