Issue Date: 2013-02-15
Source of Information: European Commission
Food Product: Beef lasagne
Product name and Description
Product name: Findus Beef Lasagne
Place of origin: Britain
Manufacturer: Comigel (Luxembourg)
Packing size: 360 grams
Reason For Issuing Alert
The concerned product might be adulterated with horse meat which has not undergone tests for veterinary drugs.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety
- The importer, PARKnSHOP, was contacted and the CFS was informed that the company had stopped sale of the affected product and initiated a recall.
- The CFS staff have also conducted checks at other retail outlets and, so far, found no affected product available for sale.
- The CFS will continue to monitor the development of the situation in order to take appropriate follow-up action.
Advice to the Trade
- Stop selling the affected product.
Advice to Consumers
- Not to consume the affected product, regardless of batch numbers.
- For enquiries about the product recall, consumers can call the PARKnSHOP’s hotline at 2606 8658, which operates daily from 9am to 6pm.