In the United States, finding out that much of the meat served in school lunches contains “pink slime” (second-grade meat treated with ammonia) was a pretty shocking discovery. In the UK, a watchdog organization has discovered the presence of horsemeat and pig parts in ground beef that is sold to supermarkets. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is poised to conduct an investigation into all beef products sold within the UK after learning of the scandal from Ireland’s Food Safety Authority. On Wednesday, the FSA held emergency meetings with supermarket groups to see the extent to which the supply chain had been compromised.

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With this Tesco Plastic Bag Warrior Princess costume, Ria Burns is taking no prisoners in our Green Halloween Costume Contest. She used 15 old plastic shopping bags sewn together to start the bodice, and the detailed corset and arm bands spun together from leftover yarn complete the outfit. The cardboard sword, added to claim triumph of tackiness, may just be enough to make her Queen of this year’s competition. If you like the Tesco Plastic Bag Warrior Princess, vote for her in our Green Halloween Costume Contest – voting ends today at 11:59 p.m. EST!

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