Romania Launches Investigation into Horsemeat Scandal

The Romanian government is investigating if horsemeat discovered in beef products in Britain and France came from an abattoir in the country.

Romanian agricultural minister  Daniel Constantin has declared that the government will ask the proper Romanian authorities to report on whether the country supplied any horsemeat for export.

Romanian authorities would punish any violations if the reports are confirmed, Constantin stated, according to international media.

Meanwhile, BBC has informed that Anne McIntosh, chairwoman of the British Commons food and rural affairs committee, has called for a temporary ban on meat imports from the EU.

However,  the shadow environment secretary, Mary Creagh, said that was not the answer to the problem.

Horsemeat has been detected in some beef food products -- namely lasagne -- sold in France and Britain by the food giant, Findus. The company has begun pulling such products off the shelves of stores in Britain and France.

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