Horsemeat scandal: Birds Eye withdraws three types of beef ready meals Birds Eye today became the latest food manufacturer to be hit by the horse meat scandal. The frozen food manufacturers is withdrawing three ready meals from sale in Britain and Ireland after one of its beef dishes in Belgium tested positive for 2 per cent horse. The same Belgian manufacturer, Frigilunch N.V, which made the chilli con carne, also makes Birds Eye spaghetti bolognese, shepherd's pie and lasagne. In a statement, Birds Eye said its own testing found no horse DNA in its beef burgers, beef pies and beef platters. It went on: "Regrettably, we have found one product, chilli con carne, produced for us by Frigilunch N.V. and sold in Belgium, that has tested positive for horse DNA at 2 per cent. It added that the products would be taken off UK supermarket shelves until further tests have been carried out. The Birds Eye announcement comes as the Food Standards Agency prepared to publish the results of its latest round of industry tests on meat products later today.