The Romanian government is investigating if horsemeat discovered in beef products in Britain and France came from an abattoir in Romania.
Officials said they would take action if laws had been broken.
The chairman of the Commons food and rural affairs committee, Anne McIntosh, has called for a temporary ban on meat imports from the EU.
But the shadow environment secretary, Mary Creagh, said that was not the answer to the problem.
Environment Secretary Owen Patterson said: "This is a conspiracy against the public. It's either gross incompetence or an international criminal conspiracy."
He said the British government was determined to "get to the bottom of it" and was working closely with other European governments, but he said a moratorium was not allowed under EU rules.
Findus, which has taken its frozen beef lasagnes off shelves after some were found to have up to 100% horse meat in them, has said it will file suit in the French courts, believing itself to be the victim of fraud.
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