Health written question – answered am ar 14 Mawrth 2013.
Mary Creagh
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will name the Polish meat plant identified by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland as the source of the horsemeat found in UK burgers; and which company owns it.
Anna Soubry
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
The Food Standards Agency has advised that it is aware of a number of Polish companies being named in the media and of interest to Food Safety Authority of Ireland investigations but it would be inappropriate to comment as there is an ongoing investigation in the United Kingdom as well as other member states.
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