https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France's agriculture ministry said Saturday it had traced the remainder of suspect Polish beef imported into the country, adding that some of it had been sold to consumers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190203/france-traces-all-suspect-polish-beef-says-some-already-sold Sun, 03 Feb 2019 10:41:07 +0100 france-traces-all-suspect-polish-beef-says-some-already-sold As the unofficial capital of France's Burgundy region, Beaune is a town that thrives on wine -- and now even its cows are going to taste like grapes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171117/french-wine-country-unveils-its-answer-to-kobe-beef Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:06:10 +0100 french-wine-country-unveils-its-answer-to-kobe-beef The French public were shocked to learn this week that each year 3,000 tonnes of meat from cows contaminated with tuberculosis ends up on supermarket shelves. The government insists there is nothing to worry about. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171026/how-3000-tonnes-of-tuberculosis-infected-beef-ends-up-on-plates-in-france-each-year Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:19:33 +0200 how-3000-tonnes-of-tuberculosis-infected-beef-ends-up-on-plates-in-france-each-year Disgraced meat trader Jan Fasen who knowingly sold horsemeat falsely labelled as Islamic halal beef to butchers in France was slapped with a €50,000 fine and handed a suspended prison sentence on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130502/trader-fined-for-selling-horsemeat-as-halal-beef Thu, 02 May 2013 17:55:55 +0200 trader-fined-for-selling-horsemeat-as-halal-beef The CEO of Spanghero, the French firm at the centre of the horsemeat scandal in France came out fighting on Friday, denying his company was at fault. He insisted “the scam was carried out elsewhere”. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130215/spanghero-chief-denies-blame-for-horsemeat-scam Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:40:00 +0100 spanghero-chief-denies-blame-for-horsemeat-scam France's government accused the French company Spanghero on Thursday of knowingly selling horsemeat under the label of beef. The allegations follow the results of an investigation into the horsemeat scandal by government officials. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130214/french-firm-knowingly-sold-horsemeat-as-beef Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:41:00 +0100 french-firm-knowingly-sold-horsemeat-as-beef A major French frozen food retailer said Tuesday it had found horsemeat in two lots of frozen beef lasagne meals it removed from its shelves last week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130212/french-store-finds-horsemeat-in-beef-lasagne Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:11:00 +0100 french-store-finds-horsemeat-in-beef-lasagne The European Commission said Monday that Europe's horsemeat scandal appeared at this stage to be a labelling problem and definitely not a question of food safety. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130211/horsemeat-scandal-authorities-raid-french-firms Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:40:00 +0100 horsemeat-scandal-authorities-raid-french-firms