2013 horse meat scandal cold storage company in Breda, Draap then sold the frozen meat to Spanghero, who insist that it arrived at their Castelnaudary plant labelled as "Beef – originating in EU". After some processing, Spanghero then sent it to Comigel, where the end products for sale were made. According to French media reports, Spanghero falsified documents regarding the meat. Horse meat found in Silvercrest products is thought to have originated in Poland. A small survey, part of the EU-funded project FoodRisC, by a team from University College Dublin and Brunel University found that health risks were not respondents' first concern, but rather
Value brands in the United Kingdom Value brands in the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, it is common practice for retailers to have their own value brand in an effort to compete on price. These brands have become more popular in the UK with shoppers since the Great Recession caused food prices to rise. Tesco's value brand was originally launched in 1993 as "Tesco Value", with distinctive blue-and-white striped packaging. In April 2012 the range was rebranded as "Everyday Value", with new packaging and a revised product range which omitted artificial colours and flavours. The original Tesco Value brand had been launched in the midst