2013 horse meat scandal only found more than 1% horse DNA in Asda's tins of but it also contained four ppb of phenylbutazone, marking the first time since the start of the scandal that bute had been detected in a meat product in the UK food chain. However, one problem raised was over documentation; all of the UK animals with phenylbutazone contamination tested in early 2013 possessed a "horse passport" that allowed the carcasses to be sold for human consumption. The veterinary residues committee (VRC) reminded the public in July 2012 that it had been "repeatedly expressing concern" about phenylbutazone contamination. and recent discoveries
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,