On Tuesday 5 February, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) confirmed that a consignment of frozen meat in a cold store in County Down, contained about 80% horsemeat.

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Twenty-four hours later, a consignment of beef in a County Down cold store tested positive for horse DNA. The samples taken from Freeza Meat in Newry were found to be about 80% horsemeat.

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