France is "under surveillance" by the meat industry scandal horse meat

The French Minister of Consumer Affairs Benoît Hamon said Tuesday that the French Government will "under surveillance" to the whole sector prepared meat and fish , and announced an "immediate boost" controls for the scandal of frozen meat dishes bovine labeled horse. Following a meeting on the issue with the Ministry of Economy, Hamon announced that will be monitored especially during the 2013 to all producers , not just the two main actors, companies and Comigel Spanghero. For its part, Agriculture Minister, Stéphane Le Foll said to be verified "all other products which could be a risk, extending the controls." Le Foll said also to convene ameeting "at European level" this week on the issue of "the scam related to the labeling of beef when there were horse," said the minister, who said that the meeting be held "in agreement" with the UK, where the scandal broke. "The (European) Commission should make a report by year's end. These unfortunate events should force her to go faster," the owner of Agriculture. The industrialists present at the meeting, meanwhile, expressed a willingness to expand DNA controls on meat, despite the additional costs may be involved, said the president of the trade association Ania, Jean-René Buisson. In recent days, was discovered horse meat instead of beef in prepared foods sold by the manufacturer of frozen Findus in several EU Member States, including Germany, France and the UK.