Van Hattem bankrupt: butcher became entangled in scandal horse meat – z24

Van Hattem bankrupt: butcher became entangled in scandal horse meat – z24

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Butcher Company Van Hattem, earlier this year an outstanding player in horse meat scandal, has been declared bankrupt

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Van Hattem Meat BV from Dodewaard is bankrupt. The bankruptcy last week handed down by the court in Zutphen and published Monday. The company had already deferred payment, after it ran into difficulties because horse meat remains were found in beef products.

The Dutch Food and Consumer Authority NVWA explained the production of Van Hattem early this year still. The company was not allowed to slaughter, no longer act and had to pick up 15,000 tons of meat from the market. The suspension was in April conditionally lifted, but Van Hattem remained under sharpen supervision.

Doubtful processing horsemeat

Van Hattem was tackled after the NVWA discovered that several dozen horses and ponies in were the administration of the company disappeared. The authority suspected cheap meat from these animals was also incorporated into shredded beef.

Van Hattem Meat worked a small 70 people. The board now has a new company under the name Dutch Meat Company.

Food

Founded Food safety in the Netherlands has come in the past year are under a magnifying glass after several scandals. Van Hattem here was not the only party that is addressed.

suspect mussels from a dealer in Yerseke was more than 47 tonnes in February blocked. The origin of the vacuum-packed shellfish can not be determined with certainty, noted NVWA. Who took action in November even though the same trader.

Last December found the goods authority that a company with veal calves in Overijssel in these animals had used an illegal antibiotic. At least 54 of the approximately 2,400 animals that were held, the banned drug was found. The meat of these animals had to be destroyed.

Vleesgroothandel Willy Selten in Oss and two directors were suspected last year to fraud because 300,000 pounds of horse meat would be mixed with beef and as pure beef would be sold.

The government decided to give more clout in February NVWA. Tens of millions were previously released (once 34 million and 33 million annually) to improve inspections. The quality boost is necessary because the Court ruled that the NVWA in 10 years, “boned, wegverdund and kapotbezuinigd”