date:Apr 16, 2013
igin, the ministry said.
Italy said it had sent the findings to the European Commission, which is due to publish EU-wide data on Tuesday.
Farmers lobby Coldiretti said the results had unveiled a global scam and a scandal without precedent.
It said the inspection highlighted the widespread movement of meat that goes from one end of Europe to the next through opaque exchanges that spawns fraud and deception to the detriment of businesses and consumers.
The tests found no traces of the horse pa