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The 45-year old was sentenced in Den Bosch, The Netherlands, after his conviction for selling 300t of horsemeat labelled as beef. Charges referred to Selton’s forging of invoices and labels and making false declarations. According to the court judgement: “By selling largely to foreign buyers, he [Selton] contributed to a negative image of the Dutch beef industry, causing damage to the sector” for his own profit.‘Selling largely to foreign buyers’Dutch officials took 167 samples from his meat supplies in February 2013 and 35 tested positive for horse DNA, the court was told. Selton blamed his conviction on bad booking. Reportedly declared bankrupt, he was said to face damages claims totalling £8M.Professor Chris Elliott noted the jailing in a post on the social networking site Twitter. |
