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 You thought the horsemeat saga was all over? Well it is still rumbling on at the former scandal-hit French firm Spanghero where eight ex-managers were arrested on Tuesday to be questioned by police over breaches of public health regulations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130910/managers-grilled-over-horsemeat-scandal Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:26:00 +0200 managers-grilled-over-horsemeat-scandal 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 There’s nothing like a culinary controversy to cause a stir in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130211/view-from-france-why-the-british-are-crazy-to-say-neigh-to-horsemeat Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:00:00 +0100 view-from-france-why-the-british-are-crazy-to-say-neigh-to-horsemeat