date:Mar 11, 2013
The European Commission has asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to evaluate the risk for consumers arising from the presence of residues of anti-inflammatory drug phenylbutazone in horsemeat.
This move comes after recent identification of beef products contaminated with horsemeat and the discovery of phenylbutazone - also known as bute - in a small number of horse carcasses intended for the food chain.
The European Union agencies will conduct