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Written question asked by Greg Knight (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 February 2015 (named day). It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 February 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Horse Meat

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prosecutions have taken place in the UK as a result of horsemeat being sold as beef in the last five years.

Answer

The Food Standards Agency advise that no prosecutions have taken place in the United Kingdom as a result of horsemeat being sold as beef in the last five years. Investigations and prosecutions are on-going in a number of related cases.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
222457
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Fraud Prosecutions Horse meat
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk