Horsemeat Scandal Goes Viral in Europe Cutting into Frozen Beef Product Sales

摘要

Findus hurt worst, having found itself marketing "beef" lasagna that was mostly horsemeat. But others caught in backlash; fingers pointed at importers in frozen supply chain. Ascandal over horsemeat found in frozen beef products has spiraled across Europe, with a lot of finger-pointing and some strange twists and turns. But for the frozen food industry, the bottom line is... well, the bottom line, with sales plunging for beef-based products. Swedish food producer Findus has been a focus of the uproarsince announcing on Feb. 7 that it had withdrawn its beef lasagna from UK stores as a precaution. The products were pulled after French supplier Comigel raised concerns Feb. 4 about the type of meat that was used, Findus Sweden said.