Nearly 2,700 kg of suspect meat exported to EU nations: Poland

Poland has exported 2,700 kilogrammes of suspect beef to European Union countries, the Polish chief veterinarian said on Thursday after television footage showed a company killing sick cows and selling the meat for human consumption.

Pawel Niemczuk told a news conference that the suspected meat had been exported to Romania, Sweden, Hungary, Estonia, Finland, France, Spain, Lithuania, Portugal and Slovakia. Poland produces around 560,000 tonnes of beef a year, with around 80-85 per cent of it being exported.