Government dismisses calls to ban meat imports
The government has dismissed calls for a ban on importing meat from the European Union as the horsemeat scandal spread across the continent.
The Environment Secretary Owen Paterson told ITV News a band would only be brought in if beef contaminated with horsemeat was found to be a "health risk".
ITV News Political Correspondent Libby Wiener reports:
Changes in regulation responsible for horsemeat scandal?
A leading food scientist says the rule change that sparked the horsemeat beef scandal affected lamb products too, and they should be tested.
Regulators had not tested for horsemeat DNA in a decade
Retailers and the Food Standards Agency held an emergency meeting today to decide how to proceed with the horsemeat scandal.
What we know about the horsemeat scandal
The government has called an emergency meeting with retailers and the Food Standards Agency to discuss the horsemeat scandal.