A British Cypriot man was handed a 4.5-year jail term by a London court on Monday over a conspiracy to sellhorsemeat as beef in 2012.

A GREEDY tycoon who passed off tons ofhorsemeat as beef to boost his profits is facing jail.

A BUSINESSMAN has been accused of playing a "key role" in a plot to mix beef with cheaphorsemeat.

POLICE probing illegalhorsemeat trafficking across Europe have arrested 26 suspects.

A MID Wales meat plant boss and an employee have denied mislabelling goat meat after an investigation sparked by last year'shorsemeat scandal.

The men were initially arrested on suspicion of fraud in February last year at the height of thehorsemeat scandal, following a raid by Food Standards Agency officials investigating claims ofhorsemeat being sold on as beef.

THE Yorkshire Dales Meat Company - whose products are on sale across the region - has seen a 20% rise in sales of its products in Asda supermarkets since the beginning of thehorsemeat scandal this time last year.

The comment was made with regard to thehorsemeat scandal that shook the globe earlier this year, when European authorities discovered that horse DNA was present in beef burgers, mince pies, and other food products.

London, Nov 15 ( ANI ): Anne, the Princess Royal has sparked outrage after she suggested that people should start eatinghorsemeat.

THE owner of Batley-based Fox's Biscuits felt the effects of thehorsemeat scandal as it slumped to an annual loss.

THE government must remove the confusion that marred the response to thehorsemeat contamination crisis and improve its understanding of potential food fraud, according to a report.