Horsemeat scandal 'appals' Farmers' Union of Wales 15 February 2013 Last updated at 07:20 A Welsh farming union says it is appalled by "horrendous" allegations that horsemeat was mislabelled as beef. The Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) spoke as police question three men arrested on suspicion of Fraud Act offences. Two, aged 64 and 42 were arrested at Farmbox Meats Ltd, of Llandre near Aberystwyth. One is believed to be the owner, Dafydd Raw-Rees. A 63-year-old was arrested at the Peter Boddy Licensed Slaughterhouse in West Yorkshire. Both firms deny wrongdoing. Test results for horse meat in British processed meals are due later on Friday as detectives continue to question the three arrested men. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) will report after asking retailers and suppliers for "meaningful results" from tests to detect the presence of horse meat in processed meals labelled as beef. Anglesey beef and sheep farmer Dafydd Roberts, of FUW, said the activities were "out of the control of, and unrelated to, Welsh farmers." Governments and the authorities must react robustly and in a way which ensures this can never happen again End Quote Dafydd Roberts Farmers' Union of Wales "Producers of lamb, beef and other Welsh products have to abide by strict criteria and rigorous inspection regimes to ensure animal traceability," he said. It now appears that a parallel processed food supply chain has been operating fraudulently. We have already called for the FSA to refocus its efforts to tackle what appears to be mis-labelling and fraud by middle men in a complex and convoluted processed food supply chain and we welcome the FSA's actions and investigations regarding this. Mr Roberts, chair of the FUW's livestock, wool and marts committee, added: "Matters are developing on a daily basis but once we know all the facts about these horrendous practices governments and the authorities must react robustly and in a way which ensures this can never happen again." Recalling products Tests by Irish authorities last month found horsemeat in beefburgers made by firms in the Irish Republic and the UK and sold in supermarket chains including Tesco and Aldi.