The big mac in (and out of) Ireland
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More on Europe’s horsemeat scandal. Now, Dutch authorities claim that 50,000 tonnes of the meat went into the supply chain – much of which has now been eaten. The point, as this article notes, is that there are still huge blind spots in the food supply chain – which needs to be more transparent. Meanwhile, Reuters is reporting that France tops the list of countries finding horse in its beef, while some of the blame is falling on the Netherlands.
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