Ursula Arens from the British Dietetic Association told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that putting fresh meat through a mincer did not make it processed meat.

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Sarah Mayo, a 39-year-old psychologist from Caerleon and a vegetarian for 24 years, said the raw meat had not put her off the programme.

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The FSA-supervised testing programme is being conducted by local councils following the earlier recalls of supermarket and caterer meat products containing horsemeat.

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