This is not scandalous by any means. Go home and rest easy.
I agree with the New York Times' food writer, Mark Bittman, that in our age of industrial food, when we don't have a clue what is in a burger nor in the hummus, hey, are you sure you know what exactly you are eating unless you are cooking it yourself?
Now, people might complain that they should be informed first, and then they can decide for themselves if they want to buy meatballs with or without horse meat. Well, maybe. I suspect it became a big issue only because of the initial story of horse meat:
The scandal first erupted last month after Irish authorities tested suspiciously cheap frozen beef patties and discovered they contained horse DNA.That's right: suspicion because the patties were cheap. If they had sold it at a higher price, it might have never triggered any suspicions?
But, money fraud or not, people are more upset, I would think, because it is horse meat.
Think about it for an additional second: this is not a vegetarian complaining.
