Related materials

Related Legislation

• Commission Recommendation 2014/180/EU of 27 March 2014 on a second coordinated control plan with a view to establishing the prevalence of fraudulent practices in the marketing of certain foods.
  • Previous recommendation, February 2013
• Commission Implementing Decision 2014/176/EU of 27 March 2014 as regards a Union financial contribution towards a coordinated control plan with a view to establishing the prevalence of fraudulent practices in the marketing of certain foods.
  • Previous decision, February 2013
• Legislation on food labelling
• Horse passport legislation

Press Material

MEMOs and Press Releases

• Horse meat: one year after -> actions announced and delivered, 14/02/2014
• Horse meat: Commission sets out recommendation for launching second round of EU-wide DNA testing plan, 14/02/2014
• Smarter rules for safer food: Commission proposes landmark package to modernise, simplify and strengthen the agri-food chain in Europe, 06/05/2013
• Commission publishes European test results on horse DNA and Phenylbutazone: no food safety issues but tougher penalties to apply in the future to fraudulent labelling, 16/04/2013
• Horse meat: the EU countries endorse the Commission's control plan to detect fraud in the marketing of foods, 15/02/2013
• Statement by Health & Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, following the French authorities' announcement on their horse meat investigation, 15/02/2013
• Horse meat in food products: Commissioner Malmström welcomes Europol's lead role in investigations, 14/02/2013
• Statement by Commissioner Borg on the findings of horse meat in meat products containing different type of meat, 13/02/2013

Speeches

• Speaking points of Commissioner Borg on the Animal & Plant Health Package, 06/05/2013
• Commissioner Borg proposes the EU countries a coordinated control plan on horse meat, 13/02/2013

Videos

• Extracts from the press conference by Tonio Borg on the findings of horse meat in meat products containing different type of meat, 13/02/2013
• Commissioner Borg discusses the Horse meat issue with MEPs European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, 28/02/2013
• Statement by Tonio Borg on the European test results on horse DNA and Phenylbutazone, 16/04/2013

Related links

• Questions and Answers on the horse meat scandal, 2013