2013 horse meat scandal 2013 horse meat scandal The 2013 horse meat scandal was a scandal in Europe in which foods advertised as containing beef were found to contain undeclared or improperly declared horse meat – as much as 100% of the meat content in some cases. A smaller number of products also contained other undeclared meats, such as pork. The issue came to light on 15 January 2013, when it was reported that horse DNA had been discovered in frozen beefburgers sold in several Irish and British supermarkets. The analysis stated that samples of beef burgers also contained pig DNA; pork is a
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,