A supplier is under investigation after pre-packed meat was found to be from South America and Europe.
The National Food Crime Unit is investigating potential food fraud involving pre-packed beef which was labelled as British but came from South America and Europe.The unit has declined to name the retailer or the supplier of the meat.
"The retailer continues to work closely and cooperatively with the NFCU investigation to progress the case against the supplier. This is not a food safety issue but a matter of food fraud." The investigation - codenamed "Operation Hawk" - was made public in December by the Food Standards Agency, which is the parent body of the NFCU.
A spokesman for the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers, said: "It is only today that we have found the product concerned is beef, and it is our belief, given the popularity of sliced cooked beef across all trade channels, that its sale by food fraudsters will not have been limited to a single supermarket.
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