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Police seize 11kg of rat and antelope meat that 'poses serious health risks' in southeast London raid

A 51-year-old man was arrested following the raid

Evening Standard · Apr 4

Largest US credit union leaked potentially sensitive information

Navy Federal Credit Union kept an unprotected backup on the open internet, leaking all sorts of sensitive information.

TechRadar · Sep 3, 2025

Two men jailed over plot to sell meat meant for pet food – including lambs’ testicles – to shoppers

Anthony Fear and Azar Irshad have been jailed for their role in a conspiracy to sell meat meant to be used in pet food to customers

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

Fake British beef found on shelves of up-market UK supermarket triggers investigation

The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) is looking into how the products ended up on its shelves

Nottingham Post · Mar 12, 2023

Investigation launched as fake British beef found on shelves of up-market UK supermarket

The supermarket itself is not under investigation

Manchester Evening News · Mar 11, 2023

UK supermarket accused of selling fake British beef named as investigation is launched

High-end supermarket Booths, which is often described as the 'Waitrose of the North', is working with the National Food Crime Unit after it was found one of its suppliers had sold them deli products from outside the UK

Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2023

Supermarket forced to remove ‘fake’ British beef from shelves

South American and European beef has been sold as British at a UK supermarket, according to the National Food Crime Unit

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023

Booths supermarket confirms link to possible food fraud

Chain forced to remove products from shelves after imported beef was falsely labelled as British

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023

UK supermarket chain probed over selling South American beef as British

The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) is investigating the potential food fraud, which involves pre-packed and deli products - but it stopped short of naming the retailer

Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2023

Beef taken off supermarket shelves as food crime investigation launched

The investigation has been compared to the horse meat scandal of 2013

Wales Online · Mar 10, 2023