Horsemeat found in lasagne of Swiss supermarket chain

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss supermarket chain Coop has found horsemeat in its own-brand lasagne, which has the same French supplier, Comigel, at the heart of a scandal in Britain. Growing revelations about the use of horsemeat in products labeled beef have raised questions about the safety of the European food supply chain and prompted governments to send out a European Union-wide alert. Switzerland’s Coop had already withdrawn the suspect lasagne from its freezers earlier in the week for tests, which confirmed on Wednesday the products contained horsemeat. …