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On April 24, 2015, the European Union's judicial cooperation
unit, Eurojust, and judicial authorities from France, Belgium,
Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the UK succeeded
in stopping an organized criminal network involved in the trade of illegal horsemeat. French authorities
estimate that between 2010 and 2013, 4,700 horses unfit for human
consumption were slaughtered and introduced into the food
chain.
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