Horsemeat scandal health fears
Ministers are facing calls from MPs for more testing of processed meat amid fears that beef products contaminated with horse meat could contain substances harmful to humans.
Emergency talks held as horsemeat scandal continues
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is in Brussels this evening, for emergency talks over the horsemeat food-labelling scandal.
Meanwhile, in the UK, one of the meat plants which was implicated in the crisis denied it had done anything wrong, despite allegations by the Food Standards Agency it had.
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Testing times for the European beef trade
The EU is urging member states to carry out tens of thousands of tests in the wake of the horsemeat scandal - but who will foot the bill?
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Romania furious over horsemeat fraud allegations
Romanians are smarting at accusations that abattoirs there put horsemeat into the food chain.
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Polish investigators claim country's beef is 'genuine'
Poland's deputy chief veterinary officer says his investigation shows the country's meat products are "genuine beef" and alleges fraud.