World | horse meat Horsemeat Strikes Again: Dutch Pull 50K Tons of 'Beef' Recall affects some 500 companies throughout Europe By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Apr 10, 2013 9:59 AM CDT Copied 3 statues of horses' heads, above a horsemeat butcher shop in Paris, Friday, Feb 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon) Dutch authorities are recalling some 50,000 tons of meat that was sold as beef across Europe and possibly containing horse meat, because the exact source of the meat cannot be established. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority said today that around 370 different companies around Europe and 130 more in the Netherlands are affected by the recall because they bought meat from two Dutch trading companies. The authority says that because the exact source of the meat cannot be traced, "its safety cannot be guaranteed." The statement added that Dutch authorities currently have "no concrete indications that there is a risk to public health." Dutch authorities began a large-scale investigation into the country's meat industry in February following revelations across Europe that horse meat was being sold as beef. Read These Next 3 police officers were killed and 2 injured in southern Pennsylvania. ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel under pressure. ABC reporter's take on Kirk shooting suspect's texts flops. Dead girl in singer's Tesla had been missing for over a year. Report an error