By Clare Fallon, Sky News Reporter
Officials investigating the horsemeat scandal have raided three more properties in Britain.
Two sites in Tottenham, North London, and one in Hull in Yorkshire were searched by Food Standards Agency officials, who removed computer equipment and took away meat samples to be analysed.
Farmers, meanwhile, have advertised in national newspapers urging people to buy British.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has taken out adverts in 10 national newspapers, saying it is championing British produce as a direct response to the contamination and mislabelling of some beef products.
According to NFU President, Peter Kendall, British farmers feel let down.
"Farmers are very proud of what they produce and are, quite rightly, furious about this current situation. They feel let down by what looks like a criminal element in an isolated part of the food chain," he said.
One of the businesses being investigated by the FSA in Tottenh am is Dinos & Sons Continental Foods.
The company released a statement saying it is co-operating with officials, adding: "At no time has Dinos & Sons produced or manufactured anything that is under investigation or is the subject of any possible contamination or mislabelling."
The raids came as three men who were arrested on Thursday remain in police custody on suspicion of offences under the Fraud Act.
Dafydd Raw-Rees, 64, the owner of Farmbox Meats near Aberystwyth, and a 42-year-old man were arrested in Wales.
A 63-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of the same offence at Peter Boddy Slaughterhouse in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.
Both plants were inspected on Tuesday by the FSA.
After test results revealed around 1% of products checked contained a significant amount of horse meat, Environment Secretary Owen Patterson insisted he wants all other tests to be completed by the end of next week.
"It's up to the food businesses to carry out the tests, to organise their businesses and to provide quality products," Mr Patterson told Sky News.
The problem has gone beyond supermarket bought burgers and lasagnes - hotels, restaurants and pubs have also been affected after confirmation from Whitbread, which owns Premier Inn, Beefeater Grill and Brewers Fayre, that horse DNA has been found in its food.
Cottage pie served to children at 47 schools in Lancashire has also tested positive and has now been removed from menus.
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