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 French authorities have charged eight people over their alleged role in a Europe-wide horsemeat trafficking ring dismantled last weekend, a judicial source said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150430/france-charges-eight-over-horsemeat-trafficking Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:55:57 +0200 france-charges-eight-over-horsemeat-trafficking 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 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 France has been more affected by the horsemeat scandal than anywhere else in the EU, according to a new study by the European Commission. The report found France more products labelled as beef tested positive for horsemeat in France than any other country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130417/france-worst-hit-by-horsemeat-scandal-eu-study Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:56:00 +0200 france-worst-hit-by-horsemeat-scandal-eu-study French authorities on Tuesday said they had found 57 tonnes of minced lamb that did not conform to European standards at the factory of Spanghero, the firm at the heart of the horsemeat scandal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130319/scandal-hit-french-firm-found-with-banned-mutton Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:10:00 +0100 scandal-hit-french-firm-found-with-banned-mutton The French government has given the green light for food aid charities to hand out thousands of recalled ready meals containing horsemeat to the country’s most needy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130228/france-permits-charities-to-handout-horsemeat-meals Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:07:00 +0100 france-permits-charities-to-handout-horsemeat-meals Pasta maker Panzani, a subsidiary of Spain's Ebro Foods, said on Tuesday it had found traces of horsemeat in ravioli made by a French supplier and that the products had been withdrawn in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130226/horsemeat-found-in-french-made-pasta Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:31:00 +0100 horsemeat-found-in-french-made-pasta The French government on Saturday confirmed that it is likely that horsemeat tainted with a potentially harmful drug is likely to have entered the food chain, adding to concerns over food safety across Europe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130224/drug-tainted-horsemeat-in-the-food-chain-france Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:24:00 +0100 drug-tainted-horsemeat-in-the-food-chain-france Leading food aid charities in France have declared they would be ready to hand out tonnes of recalled ready meals containing horsemeat, saying it would be "scandalous" to waste such a huge quantity of food. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130218/food-charities-ready-to-hand-out-horsemeat Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:52:00 +0100 food-charities-ready-to-hand-out-horsemeat A potentially harmful horse drug has entered the human food chain in France, a UK minister said on Thursday. Elsewhere doubts have been raised over French company Spanghero's denials they knowingly bought horsemeat. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130214/french-companys-claims-over-horsemeat-in-doubt Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:54:00 +0100 french-companys-claims-over-horsemeat-in-doubt 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