£8,000 food fraud fine the first of its kind

By Rod Addy

- Last updated on GMT

Boddy had admitted to selling horses for meat
Boddy had admitted to selling horses for meat
Peter Boddy has been fined £8,000 at Southwark Crown Court after he admitted failing to comply with food traceability regulations, the first horsemeat food fraud sentence pronounced following the scandal.

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