The scandal of horsemeat in frozen food supposed to contain beef has arrived in Germany. In North Rhine-Westphalia, authorities are conducting DNA tests on lasagne produced by several brands, while discount retailer Real and the supermarket chain Tengelmann have withdrawn their own brand lasagne from shelves.
The daily emphasises that, like the English, Germans have an emotional and historical aversion to horsemeat. In the last quarter of 2012, 14,929,600 pigs were slaughtered in Germany, as opposed to 3,400 horses.
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