France said on Friday they had identified 795 kilos of suspect meat imported from a Polish abattoir after television footage by "Superwizjer" TVN showed a company killing sick cows and selling the meat for human consumption.
Poland produces about 560,000 tonnes of beef a year, with 85 percent exported to countries including Britain, Spain, Italy and Germany.
Consumer concerns about food safety have increased after a reporter from private broadcaster TVN got a job in a slaughterhouse around 70 miles east of Warsaw where he was ordered to kill cows and butcher their meat.
The footage showed sick cows being transported to the slaughterhouse where they were mistreated and killed.
French agriculture minister, Didier Guillaume, said on CNews news channel that French veterinary services had identified some of the meat sold to France and was hopeful the rest would be found within the day of Friday.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, Reuters