The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority is recalling 50,000 tonnes of meat sold as beef over the last two years.

The announcement is the latest development in a far-reaching scandal that saw horsemeat mixed with other meat and sold as beef across Europe. In total, 132 companies in the Netherlands and some 370 more around Europe are affected by the recall after procuring meat from two Dutch trading companies.

The food authority has said in a statement that because the exact source of the meat cannot be traced, "its safety cannot be guaranteed". It added that Dutch authorities have "no concrete indications that there is a risk to public health".

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