Criticism of Tesco notice was given to customers and Tesco faced a huge backlash. It then delayed the change to June 2018. In 2013, as part of the 2013 meat adulteration scandal DNA tests revealed that horse meat was present in some meat products sold in Findus and ABP Food Group ready packed meals. On 7 February 2013, it was revealed by the Food Standards Agency that the Findus beef lasagne range in the UK, France and Sweden and the shepherd's pie and moussaka ranges in France contained horse meat without proper declaration or official scrutiny. The contamination may have gone on since
Value brands in the United Kingdom grocery brand. M savers is Morrisons value brand. This replaced 'Value' which in turn was a replacement for 'Bettabuy'. "Simply Value" was the Co-operative Food's value brand, inherited after its acquisition of Somerfield. It had a habit of being a bit more expensive than its big four counterparts, with simply value baked beans being sold at 30p (versus 25p in Tesco) and orange juice being sold at £1.69 for 2 litres (85p per litre) whereas Tesco sells it for 65p per litre. These value brands are not value brands as such but are competing with the big five's own-label products,