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The Turn into Dangerous Meat: Case Study of Horsemeat Food Fraud in the Czech Republic

In: Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology, vol. 64, no. 2
Eva Kotašková

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Year, pages: 2016, 179 - 191
Language: eng
Keywords:
food fraud, food waste, dangerous meat, STS, standards, classifications
Article type: 2.articles
About article:
The aim of this article is to analyze context and strategies to decrease the alternative use of safe food product that does not fit into the market system. This process is revealed in a case study of a horsemeat food fraud in the Czech Republic that took place in 2013. Unlike many other European countries, in the Czech Republic food products containing undeclared horsemeat were not given to charities or used as a source of fuel but were classified as dangerous and thus turned to a category of non-edible food. How can we understand this way of processing and what can this case say about attitudes towards classification of food? Following a story of products containing undeclared horsemeat, a network of context and strategies that are relevant in this case is developed. The analysis is inspired by Science and Technology Studies, mainly the study of classification and standards. The horsemeat case shows that categories of waste and food are consequences of depoliticization of politics, market regulation, technologies, and understanding of objects. Together with various strategies of decreasing the possibilities to negotiate leads to preservation of prevailing standards and classifications.
How to cite:
ISO 690:
Kotašková, E. 2016. The Turn into Dangerous Meat: Case Study of Horsemeat Food Fraud in the Czech Republic. In Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology, vol. 64, no.2, pp. 179-191. 1339-9357.

APA:
Kotašková, E. (2016). The Turn into Dangerous Meat: Case Study of Horsemeat Food Fraud in the Czech Republic. Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology, 64(2), 179-191. 1339-9357.