In June 2012, the European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Consumers issued its summary of an audit of abbatoirs in Italy - the EU's biggest consumer of horsemeat.
"Specifically, to reach annual radiation dose limits, a passenger would have to receive more than approximately 17, 000 screenings in a 12-month period, which is equivalent to approximately 47 screenings per day, 365 days per year, " the inspector general's office concluded in an executive summary.