World's biggest food firms embroiled in Europe horsemeat scandal
- Published: 19 Feb 2013 at 11.43
- Online news: World
The world's biggest food company, Swiss-based Nestle, and the world's top beef producer, JBS of Brazil, were Tuesday the latest in a long list of firms to be caught up in Europe's spiralling horsemeat scandal.
Nestle's logo on a road sign near the company headquarters on August 10, 2011 in Vevey, Switzerland. Nestle has become the latest retailer hit by Europe's horsemeat scandal, announcing it is removing pasta meals from supermarket shelves in Italy and Spain due to contamination.
Their involvement in the fast-moving drama marked another milestone in a scandal that has seen supermarket chains across Europe pull from their shelves millions of "beef" products that are thought to contain horsemeat.
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