More than a dozen nations have detected horse flesh in processed products such as factory-made burger patties, lasagnas, meat pies and meat-filled pastas.
Tests for horsemeat in processed meat products have now been expanded to look at foodstuffs labelled as containing beef as a major ingredient.
Production was originally stopped on 12 February following a raid by police and FSA officials investigating the discovery of horsemeat in processed beef products.
Concerns about horsemeat in processed beef products first came to light on 15 January and until now recalls by supermarkets have involved frozen products.
Traces of horsemeat have also been found in numerous processed beef products across Europe, including in France, Switzerland, Sweden and Germany.
These raw material inputs are used to make many processed products in a number of primary manufacturing industries, including steel, aluminum and various chemical industries.
Horsemeat has been found in a number of processed beef products across Europe, raising questions about the food chain.
Concerns about food standards were sparked after horsemeat was found in a number of processed beef products.
Last month, the council banned the use of all processed meat products in schools amid the scandal over mislabelled horsemeat.
There are now calls for more specific labelling on processed meat products in the EU, to show country of origin, as in the case of fresh meat.
It has since swept across Europe, prompting supermarkets in numerous countries to pull processed meat products from their shelves.
Work is now under way to ensure Scottish-based manufacturers of processed meat products have the right measures in place to prevent contamination.
Meanwhile, UK-wide tests on the presence of horsemeat in processed meals have shown that 29 tests on food products found more than 1% horsemeat.
They have been urged to check whether or not processed meat products coming from the plants in question were still on the market, he added.
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The use of processed meat products has been suspended at schools in Sheffield amid the scandal over mislabelled horsemeat.
The deadline for initial tests on processed beef products was Friday, and horsemeat was found in just over 1% of samples.
The food products are processed to recover liquid fat which is used in the manufacture of bio-fuels.
The FSA in the UK has ordered food businesses to carry out tests on all processed beef products and the first results are expected on Friday.
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The council carried out tests on all the frozen processed beef products it provides to schools following the discovery of horse DNA in the cottage pies.
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Retailers in the United Kingdom, France and Sweden pulled millions of lasagna and other processed beef products off the shelves as the alarm was raised over the Findus lasagnas.
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