FOOD NEWS
The Aldi Frozen Pasta Horse Meat Controversy You May Have Forgotten About
By Elias Nash
It's been a decade, and a chaotic one at that, so you might have forgotten the sensational scandal that swept through European grocery stores in 2013.
Samples of frozen beef lasagna and frozen spaghetti bolognese sold at Aldi locations in the UK were found to contain 30-100% horse meat.
UK's largest grocery chains, including Tesco, Lidl, Sainsbury's, and Asda, pulled products from their stores as "Horsegate" left thousands of shoppers in fear.
When government agencies stepped in to investigate, they uncovered a twisted web of deceit that stretched across more than a dozen European nations.
The story resurfaced in July 2023 when Newsbreak reported that products at Aldi grocery stores were found to contain up to 100% horse meat.
The article didn't clarify a timeline for these events, leading many social media users to believe the scandal was breaking at that moment.
However, Reuters' fact checkers published a rebuke, explaining that there was no reason to believe Aldi products sold in 2023 were anything other than what the labels suggested.