A staggering quantity of suspicious meat has been pulled from the food chain by standards agencies in the Netherlands, with 50,000 tonnes of processed protein earmarked for human consumption recalled. Read More >>
Featured comment by Hamster of Doom:
"And I grew up on an Irish beef farm.
No abattoir would take a bullock for slaughter unless it was a regulation time after medication had been admi..." More »
While we may shrug and joke about it on the internet when someone tells us there's horse in our lasagne and meatballs, the newest food scandal is a bit more horrifying -- bacteria normally found in human and other animal poo has popped up in Ikea cakes. Someone or something's been pooing into the food chain. Read More >>
Featured comment by OMG:
"I had a piece of this left in the fridge this weekend, my flatmate thought it funny to eat it for me
He's not laughing now ........." More »
Another high-profile form of processed meat has been pulled into the horsemeat shame, with Czech authorities claiming to have found traces of horse in pork and beef meatballs destined to feed depressed husbands trapped in the hellish Ikea ecosystem. Read More >>
Featured comment by Espy:
"I can tell you that this is utter bullshit. I can't tell you how or why I know - legal stuff and that you know. All you need to know is that I wear a ..." More »
I can't quite believe how much horse has been shovelled into our daily diets -- I didn't realise they farmed and culled horses in such vast quantities -- but yet more horsemeat 'Italian' meals have been found. Tesco's discovered its 'Everyday Value' beef spaghetti bolognese was, in fact, at least 60 per cent horse. Read More >>
The horsemeat scandal trots on thanks to our French friends. After Tesco's burger blunder, the Food Standards Agency has been looking into supposedly "beef" meals. Turns out, Findus Beef Lasagne was in fact horse lasagne, or between 60 to 100 per cent horse, to be exact. Read More >>
So, horse burgers. Apparently not illegal, well, if labelled properly anyway. But what does horse actually taste like? And really, can you even tell the difference? The Telegraph's Harry Wallop put it to the test. Yum. Read More >>
If you are rich race horse, I got great news for you! If you aren't a horse, you're going to freak out looking at this image: a horse in a full body suit. Why in hell does a horse need a suit? Read More >>
Featured comment by Hyperstate:
"Sorry to disappoint! On the plus side, it does throw up the possibility that McNair from Being Human actually didn't die, and is instead happily repor..." More »
If you ever drive through Northern France, you'll see a lot of butchers that sell horse meat. You'll also see a lot of glue factories. The two are very definitely linked — but why is it that horses make good glue? Read More >>
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