Dive Summary:
- The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NFCPSA) has recalled 50,000 tons of "beef" whose "safety cannot be guaranteed."
- From Jan. 1, 2011 to Feb. 15, 2013, 502 companies across Europe bought unsourced meat from two Dutch trading companies owned by the same person, Wiljo Import en Export B.V. and Vleesgroothandel Willy Selten B.V.
- As a result, the NFCPSA was legally obligated to recall the meat even if it "may already have been consumed."
From the article:
"... 'If meat has an unclear source then the law – the general food law – says it is no longer fit for human or animal food,' she told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
Dutch authorities began a large-scale investigation into the country's meat industry in February after the horse meat scandal broke across Europe. ..."
