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A French butcher cuts into a horse carcass in a horse butchery shop in Marseille February 14, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

Germany

German food scandals

From eggs to horsemeat, a veritable catalog of tainted food has plagued Germany. DW presents a roundup of food scandals affecting the country over the past few years - and some measures politicians and individuals are taking to keep from getting sick.

non-organic eggs

What makes an egg organic?

Following the horsemeat, it's the eggs. Just before Easter a new scandal has emerged: farmers are accused of selling their eggs as free-range or organic while crowding their chickens at illegal levels. (26.02.2013) 

horse or beef

Risks of medicated horsemeat are low but serious

The recent discovery of phenylbutazone in British horsemeat has caused outrage and concern. But how dangerous is the painkiller really for those who eat the medicated meat? (18.02.2013) 

DNA confirms what's on the label is in the box

DNA tests can determine what kind of animal meat is in your sandwich or frozen dinner. The process is relatively quick and simple, and the technology for it is already present in many laboratories. (15.02.2013) 

Romania refuses to be fall guy for meat scandal

It seems clear that the horsemeat found illegally in frozen meals came from Romania. But Romania is insisting that the deception occurred elsewhere. In Romania, indications are that the labels all stated horsemeat. (14.02.2013) 

European horse meat scandal gallops on

A food scandal is making headlines across Europe: instead of beef, large amounts of horsemeat ended up in ready-to-eat meals. The EU is discussing the case. (13.02.2013) 

Strawberries and the norovirus

Cheap food imports undermine local producers

Cheap imports are a worrying sign for Germany's local produce industry. Rival foreign producers deliver food from countries with low labor and production costs, and the local industry finds itself unable to compete. (13.10.2012) 

Blame falls on strawberries in German mass food poisoning

A food poisoning outbreak that has seen more than 11,000 German schoolchildren taken ill with diarrhea and vomiting has been blamed on strawberries. (06.10.2012) 

bean sprouts and E. coli

Scientists seek answers from origins of 'chimeric' E. coli

Scientists are examining the results of a genetic sequencing of the new E. coli strain. This new variety, which has sickened thousands in Europe, seems to be a product of two previously known infectious types of E. coli. (03.06.2011) 

eggs and dioxin

Organic grocers reap benefits from dioxin scare

After the dioxin scandal shook consumer confidence in German agricultural products, demand for eggs dropped some 20 percent. But one group has seen a boom in sales - organic grocers. (27.01.2011) 

Dioxin scare re-emerges as Germany closes over 900 more farms

Germany's dioxin scare spread as 934 farms in four states were closed after receiving dioxin-laced animal feed. The closures will add to the 100 million euro price tag the farmers' union attributed to the scandal. (15.01.2011) 

Consumer protection

Consumer protection website targets fraudulent labeling

A new Internet portal aimed at cracking down on food-labeling fraud in Germany went live this week - and crashed almost immediately under the high volume of traffic. The site has the attention of both friends and foes. (22.07.2011) 

Agriculture ministers get tough to prevent repeat of dioxin scandal

Germany’s federal states have agreed on tough measures, including possible prison terms for offenders, in an effort to prevent a repeat of the dioxin scandal that has severely damaged the agriculture industry. (18.01.2011) 

Audios and videos on the topic

French firm caught in horsemeat scandal (15.02.2013)

Horsemeat scandal sparks action plan (18.02.2013)

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Expensive coins

The EU Commission is considering scrapping its one- and two-cent coins to cut costs.

Trust in European Union hits record low

OECD warns of widening income gap between rich and poor

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