Horse meat is tip of iceberg: Biologists invite Mancunians to DNA meat testing

Cross-posted from Mancunian Matters http://www.MancunianMatters.co.uk A group of DIY biologists are hosting a ‘meet your meat’ workshop in Manchester using DNA tests to help you distinguish your Findus [pre-packaged meal] from your fish fingers. Hosting a one day Mystery Meat workshop today, Manchester’s MadLab are inviting the public to become citizen scientists and conduct DNA…

Horses used in labs land on French tables, 21 arrested

Meat from horses used in laboratory procedures was sold as fit for human consumption and landed on French dinner tables, investigators said Monday. Officers from France's National Gendarmerie, accompanied by food safety and veterinary investigators, carried out raids in 11 regions in southern France before dawn, arresting 21 people, according to a statement. An official,…

Petition against horse meat at MoMA PS1’s M.Wells Dinette

BREAKING NEWS: M. Wells Dinette issues a statement saying that horse meat is off the menu. Full report Friday right here on Tuesday's Horse. -- MoMA PS1 (Museum of Modern Art) in Long Island City in the New York Borough of Queens have leased a space to M. Wells Dinette who intend to serve horse…