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Illegal horsemeat allegations lead to raids and arrests in France
Source: The Guardian
Illegal horsemeat allegations lead to raids and arrests in France
Kim Willsher in Paris
theguardian.com, Monday 16 December 2013 14.10 GMT
French police carried out dozens of early-morning raids on Monday after reports that horses used for medical research were illegally sold for human consumption.
Investigators said 21 people including veterinarians, butchers and other meat industry workers had been arrested in what they described as a vast operation across the south of France.
The animals were bought from a research laboratory belonging to the French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi and were supposed to have been destroyed, but instead they were allegedly issued with false papers and sold to abattoirs between 2010 and 2012.
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Sanofi said it had used the horses to incubate antibodies to manufacture purified serums used against rabies, snake bites and tetanus. The company said the animals were in good health but certified as not fit for human consumption.
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Kim Willsher in Paris
theguardian.com, Monday 16 December 2013 14.10 GMT
French police carried out dozens of early-morning raids on Monday after reports that horses used for medical research were illegally sold for human consumption.
Investigators said 21 people including veterinarians, butchers and other meat industry workers had been arrested in what they described as a vast operation across the south of France.
The animals were bought from a research laboratory belonging to the French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi and were supposed to have been destroyed, but instead they were allegedly issued with false papers and sold to abattoirs between 2010 and 2012.
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Sanofi said it had used the horses to incubate antibodies to manufacture purified serums used against rabies, snake bites and tetanus. The company said the animals were in good health but certified as not fit for human consumption.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/16/illegal-horsemeat-allegations-raids-arrests-france