It will come to no surprise to anybody that there is a whole (ahem) stable of Findus jokes going around on Twitter.
We trotted our way through them to find ten of the best.
Seen one that’s better? Let us know, or write your own in the comments.
So the reason it took so much time to find the horse meat in the lasagne was because the cheese they were using was mascarpone.....
— Peter Ould (@PeterOuld) February 8, 2013
Got Mr Clegg on the phone to ask him if media reports about #Findus are correct. He said he'd heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
— Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) February 8, 2013
Warning: If you've got a box of Findus Crispy Pancakes in you freezer, don't eat the contents. It contains Findus Crispy Pancakes.
— Periwinkle Jones(@peachesanscream) February 7, 2013
Findus Beef Lasagne found to contain horse meat. Turns out the company name is actually an elaborate edible hide & seek instruction.
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) February 7, 2013
I've bought a job lot of meat from Tesco and findus ...this weeks special is spaghetti bologneighs
— chrispobjoy (@RomansSouthwick) February 8, 2013
Latest shock DNA tests prove thatFindus fish fingers actually have slight traces of fish in them.
— Mike Gunn (@MikeGunn1) February 8, 2013
Breaking news: French mortified to see Horse Pie containing traces of Findus Beef Lasagne.
— Rae (@RaeeRaven) February 8, 2013
Richard III was a big fan of Findus Lasagne, who can forget his famous order, "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse". #TopicalJokeBingo
— Tony Cowards (@TonyCowards) February 8, 2013
#findus we must quit horsing around, beef up governance and tackle food standards and not fall at the fist hurdle or succumb to neighsayers
— SpeakInConfidence (@speaksecurely) February 8, 2013
I'm just waiting for David Heath MP to get a kiddie to eat a Findus lasagne to prove it is safe for humans. #horsemeat
— RubyHeels (@DarlingIconic) February 8, 2013