‘Beef’ lasagnes caught up in a scandal after horsemeat was found in some products have not been available on the Maltese market since 2010.
The exclusive distributor of Findus in Malta, Alf. Mizzi and Sons (Marketing) Group, confirmed with The Sunday Times there are no Findus lasagnes to be recalled.
“The only other products containing beef are Findus meatballs, but these are not produced in the same plant in France where the lasagne is produced. They are produced in Sweden. If there was any risk, we would have recalled the product,” commercial director Ray Portelli said.
The discovery of horsemeat traces in beef products wreaked havoc in a number of countries, especially the UK, even though horsemeat is no more dangerous than beef.
However, there is concern about a drug given to horses known as bute (phenylbutazone), which is dangerous for humans.
The discovery was made last month by Irish food inspectors, who found horsemeat in frozen burgers stocked by UK supermarket chains including Lidl, Tesco and Iceland.
A few weeks later, pig DNA was found in halal products for Muslim prisoners.
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