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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-02-14
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[01] Burgers destroyed in Cyprus in light of horse meat scandal
[01] Burgers destroyed in Cyprus in light of horse meat scandal
Sixteen and a half tons of burgers were destroyed a few days ago, in light
of the horse meat scandal across Europe. As it was confirmed later on,
the company which sells the burgers in Cyprus, was not found to be in
any way involved in the matter. Director of Veterinary Services George
Kyriakides told CNA that the company, in its own will, destroyed the
burgers, in light of the scandal and the Services were present in the
process , following EU laws.
Kyriakides went on to say that the company is not in any way
invloved in the scandal and it went on to destroy the meat " acting
on suspicion". Kyriakides said that products containing horse DNA have
found there way in the Cypriot market and they were immediately withdrawn
from the supermarkets. He was very clear as to whether horse meat was
directly sold in the island market, stressing that all the facts so far,
state that such a thing hasn`t happened. "What we are saying is that so
far, according to the facts given to us and the checks we carried out,
no horse meat has entered the food chain in Cyprus.
But we still have to conduct checks as regards 500 or so invoices", he
pointed out. He also said that the company in Limassol which is believed
to be involved in the scandal, was acting as the middle man. "The
offices in Limassol belong to an accounting firm. It is believed that
it is acting as the intermediate trader. It does not even have the
construction in Cyprus that would have allowed it to bring the meat and
sell it here", Kyriakides said. He also said that both the Veterinary and
Health Services of the government monitor the situation very carefully
and check all the facts and briefing from the EU services. "The flow of
information is huge and constant , the update is continuous and we closely
monitor the situation", he said. He also said that the Agriculture and
Food Ministers of the EU countries involved met yesterday in Brussels,
there is also a ministerial meeting scheduled for end of February and
the informal Council of Ministers to take place April in Ireland.
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