Dive Brief:

• According to a Wednesday report by The Associated Press, horse meat was discovered in four shipments labeled as beef products in the Netherlands.
• The Dutch Foods and Wares Authority blocked 690 tons of meat frozen and refrigerated at the source slaughterhouse until Feb. 3 while management at the facility conducts an investigation.
• The investigation is tracing meat shipments between Jan. 1, 2012 and Jan. 23, 2014.

Dive Insight:

Here we go again. Not only did this news break just one year after a horse meat scandal grabbed headlines, but it came on the same day that the European Consumer Organisation criticized the European Union for not doing enough in the wake of that previous scandal. Hopefully, this latest finding won't result in as widespread a scandal as "Horsegate," which saw the adulterated meat end up in numerous "beef" products, including IKEA meatballs.