Findus Food Products Test Negative for Bute

The video discusses the identification of horses through passports, which record distinctive markings and medical history. It highlights the importance of excluding horses treated with Butte from the human food chain. The lack of a central database for horse passports opens the system to fraud, allowing horses to have multiple identities and conflicting food chain statuses. Recent data shows that some contaminated horses have entered the human food chain, raising safety concerns.

What is the primary purpose of a horse passport?

• To record the horse's travel history

• To document the horse's diet

• To identify the horse and track its medical treatments

• To register the horse for competitions

What is a major flaw in the current horse passport system?

• There is no central database for horse passports

• Passports are only valid for a year

• Passports do not include medical records

• Passports are too expensive to obtain

How can passport fraud affect a horse's status in the food chain?

• It can lead to a horse being registered for multiple competitions

• It can result in a horse having different identities and food chain intentions

• It can cause a horse to be excluded from medical treatments

• It can make a horse ineligible for breeding

Why is the drug Butte a concern for human consumption?

• It is illegal in most countries

• It causes allergic reactions in horses

• It is potentially dangerous to humans

• It is a performance-enhancing drug

What did the Food Standards Agency find in their testing of horse carcasses?

• Only carcasses from the UK were tested

• 8 carcasses tested positive for Butte

• All carcasses were free of Butte

• No carcasses were sent to France