An employee has his jacket's Spanghero sign hidden by a co-worker as they gather for a statement to the press outside the headquarters of French meat supplier Spanghero in Castelnaudary, southwestern France, on February 15, 2013. The president of Spanghero, designated by the French government as the main person responsible in the horse meat scandal, pleaded good faith today and characterised France's Consumer Affairs Minister as 'extremely imprudent' in his announcements the day before. The French government said the French firm Spanghero knowingly sold horsemeat as beef and that it was withdrawing the licence that allowed it to process meat.
{"Image ImageDescription": "An employee has his jacket's Spanghero sign hidden by a co-worker as they gather for a statement to the press outside the headquarters of French meat supplier Spanghero in Castelnaudary, southwestern France, on February 15, 2013. The president of Spanghero, designated by the French government as the main person responsible in the horse meat scandal, pleaded good faith today and characterised France's Consumer Affairs Minister as \"extremely imprudent\" in his announcements the day before. The French government said the French firm Spanghero knowingly sold horsemeat as beef and that it was withdrawing the licence that allowed it to process meat. AFP PHOTO/REMY GABALDA        (Photo credit should read REMY GABALDA/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 AFP"}