11.   France meanwhile widened its restrictions, announcing more border checks to prevent all products containing British beef from entering the country.

12.   Government investigations found that fears that products such as stock cubes and TV dinners could contain British beef were groundless, Wooldridge said.

13.   If commission inspectors were to find evidence of products labelled as lamb or other meats containing beef they can have abattoirs concerned closed down.

14.   If commission inspectors were to find evidence of products labelled as lamb or other meats containing beef they can have abattoir concerned closed down.

15.   She asked food producers to no longer offer for sale products containing British beef.

16.   The government announced it was strengthening checks at its borders to prevent all products containing British beef, not just cattle and cow carcasses,from entering the country.