2013 horse meat scandal The horse meat that was found in Comigel products originated at Doly Com, a Romanian-based slaughterhouse. An inquiry by the French government showed that "the meat had left Romania clearly and correctly labelled as horse. It was afterwards that it was relabelled as beef." Doly Com supplied the horse meat under a contract to Cyprus-based Draap Trading Ltd, a meat trader which operates in the Netherlands. It is owned by a British Virgin Islands holding company, and Jan Fasen is a director. "Draap" spelt backwards is "paard," the Dutch word for "horse". After having the horse meat delivered to a
Tesco to produce Tesco exclusive direct-to-DVD films. The first film was released on 6 September called "Paris Connections", based on a popular novel by Jackie Collins. Tesco confirmed in April 2013 that it was pulling out of the US market (Fresh & Easy Stores), at a reported cost of £1.2 billion. In September 2013, Tesco announced that it would sell the business to Ronald Burkle's Yucaipa Companies for an undisclosed amount. In September 2013, Tesco launched its first tablet computer, a seven-inch model called Hudl. Tesco purchased the restaurant and cafe chain Giraffe in 2013 for £48.6 million. In 2014, it