More than a dozen nations have detected horse flesh in processed products such as factory-made burger patties, lasagnas, meat pies and meat-filled pastas.
These raw material inputs are used to make many processed products in a number of primary manufacturing industries, including steel, aluminum and various chemical industries.
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These measures skew the playing field against the United States and other countries by creating substantial competitive benefits for downstream Chinese producers that use the inputs in the production and export of numerous processed steel, aluminum and chemical products and a wide range of further processed products.
Ten products, labelled as beef, were tested by QUB for traces of horsemeat and 10 processed lamb products were tested for cross-contamination with pork.
The Food Standards Agency now wants the industry to test all its processed beef products.
Several processed meat products have been withdrawn from sale across the UK after horsemeat was detected.
Other German retailers including Tengelmann and Rewe are now checking their processed beef products too.
Horsemeat has been found in a number of processed beef products across Europe, raising questions about the food chain.
Concerns about food standards were sparked after horsemeat was found in a number of processed beef products.
It has since swept across Europe, prompting supermarkets in numerous countries to pull processed meat products from their shelves.
The use of processed meat products has been suspended at schools in Sheffield amid the scandal over mislabelled horsemeat.
Last month, the council banned the use of all processed meat products in schools amid the scandal over mislabelled horsemeat.
Traces of horsemeat have also been found in numerous processed beef products across Europe, including in France, Switzerland, Sweden and Germany.
The deadline for initial tests on processed beef products was Friday, and horsemeat was found in just over 1% of samples.
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Work is now under way to ensure Scottish-based manufacturers of processed meat products have the right measures in place to prevent contamination.
Tests for horsemeat in processed meat products have now been expanded to look at foodstuffs labelled as containing beef as a major ingredient.
Production was originally stopped on 12 February following a raid by police and FSA officials investigating the discovery of horsemeat in processed beef products.
The results of tests which companies were ordered to carry out revealed that the vast majority of processed beef products are free of horsemeat.
Concerns about horsemeat in processed beef products first came to light on 15 January and until now recalls by supermarkets have involved frozen products.
They have been urged to check whether or not processed meat products coming from the plants in question were still on the market, he added.
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Sheffield City Council said it had been given assurances by its suppliers but had stopped the use of all processed meat products as a precaution.
Eating processed meat products carry an increased long-term risk of cancer.
The council carried out tests on all the frozen processed beef products it provides to schools following the discovery of horse DNA in the cottage pies.
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The FSA in the UK has ordered food businesses to carry out tests on all processed beef products and the first results are expected on Friday.
There are now calls for more specific labelling on processed meat products in the EU, to show country of origin, as in the case of fresh meat.
In the wake of the discoveries, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) ordered food businesses to carry out widespread tests on all processed beef products, including burgers, meatballs and lasagne.
Retailers in the United Kingdom, France and Sweden pulled millions of lasagna and other processed beef products off the shelves as the alarm was raised over the Findus lasagnas.
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