horsemeat

(ˈhɔːsmiːt)

the flesh of a horse, esp edible horse meat

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Noun

horsemeat - the flesh of horses as food

horseflesh

Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

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A British Cypriot man was handed a 4.5-year jail term by a London court on Monday over a conspiracy to sell horsemeat as beef in 2012.

British Cypriot jailed in horsemeat scandal

A GREEDY tycoon who passed off tons of horsemeat as beef to boost his profits is facing jail.

Horsemeat tycoon pays for his greed

A BUSINESSMAN has been accused of playing a "key role" in a plot to mix beef with cheap horsemeat.

'He mixed beef with 30,000kg of horsemeat & put on false labels to fool store suppliers' Trader accused of massive food fraud

POLICE probing illegal horsemeat trafficking across Europe have arrested 26 suspects.

Horsemeat 26 are held

A MID Wales meat plant boss and an employee have denied mislabelling goat meat after an investigation sparked by last year's horsemeat scandal.

Mid Wales meat men deny goat charges

The men were initially arrested on suspicion of fraud in February last year at the height of the horsemeat scandal, following a raid by Food Standards Agency officials investigating claims of horsemeat being sold on as beef.

'Goat meat sold as lamb' Welsh businessmen accused

THE Yorkshire Dales Meat Company - whose products are on sale across the region - has seen a 20% rise in sales of its products in Asda supermarkets since the beginning of the horsemeat scandal this time last year.

Meat firm's sales rocket after horsemeat scandal

The comment was made with regard to the horsemeat scandal that shook the globe earlier this year, when European authorities discovered that horse DNA was present in beef burgers, mince pies, and other food products.

Food fraud continues to be a concern for retailers

London, Nov 15 ( ANI ): Anne, the Princess Royal has sparked outrage after she suggested that people should start eating horsemeat.

Princess Anne causes outrage over horsemeat eating comment

THE owner of Batley-based Fox's Biscuits felt the effects of the horsemeat scandal as it slumped to an annual loss.

Profits crumble for Fox's Biscuits group

THE government must remove the confusion that marred the response to the horsemeat contamination crisis and improve its understanding of potential food fraud, according to a report.

Food confusion must be ended