More beef burgers test positive for horse DNA

The horse-meat scandal inwards Britain together with Republic of Ireland is escalating, amongst revelations farther tests on beef burgers from i of the plants at the middle of the contestation tested positive for Equus caballus DNA.

It followed revelations from Ireland’s nutrient watchdog before this calendar week that testing had revealed Equus caballus DNA inwards a pregnant percentage of beef burger products tested past times Irish Gaelic authorities.

A total of 27 beef burger products were analysed, amongst 37 per cent – 10 of the 27 products – testing positive for Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid together with 23 (85 per cent) testing positive for grunter DNA.

In nine of the 10 beef burger samples, Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid was found at really depression levels.

However, inwards i sample from Tesco, the grade of Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid indicated that Equus caballus meat accounted for most 29 per cent relative to the beef content.

The beef burger products which tested positive for Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid were produced past times 2 processing plants inwards Ireland, Liffey Meats together with Silvercrest Foods, together with i flora inwards Britain, Dalepak Hambleton.

The plants own got implicated meat production sourced from the European mainland from EU-accredited suppliers.

All retailers own got removed potentially affected products from their shelves, including inwards Britain. It is understood to a greater extent than than 10 i thou k burgers own got been withdrawn from sale.

Ireland’s agriculture minister, Simon Coveney, announced on Fri even that preliminary laboratory results had indicated the presence of equine deoxyribonucleic acid inwards samples of burgers taken past times the subdivision on Jan fifteen from production manufactured at Silvercrest Foods betwixt Jan 3 together with 14.

These products were already withdrawn past times the fellowship from the market, Coveney said.

Seven samples of raw ingredients were tested, i of which, sourced from some other European Union state, tested positive.

All ingredients inwards the production of burgers sourced from Irish Gaelic suppliers tested negative for equine DNA. Thirteen samples of finished burgers were tested for the presence of equine DNA. Nine own got tested positive for traces of equine deoxyribonucleic acid together with some other 4 own got tested negative.

The subdivision told Silvercrest of the examine results terminal nighttime together with the fellowship indicated its intention to temporarily suspend all production at the flora at nowadays until it completed its investigation.

It confirmed that this week’s production had non been released from the plant.

Coveney welcomed the decision.

Arrangements own got been made to own got the positive samples farther analysed inwards Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany amongst a thought to quantifying the pct of Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid present.

The subdivision was continuing its examine of all raw ingredients used inwards the production of the affected products together with this, together amongst the farther laboratory tests existence conducted inwards Germany, should plough over greater clarity every bit to the source of the master copy problem.

The government minister together with Food Safety Authority of Republic of Ireland reiterated that in that place was no line of piece of job concern from a nutrient security perspective.

Coveney said the inquiry would proceed to conclusively institute the source of the equine DNA, maxim the focus was at nowadays to institute a mutual gene used inwards the industry of burgers inwards all iii plants together with its source.

ABP Food Group, which runs the Silvercrest together with Dalepak Hambleton plants, said investigations had centred to a greater extent than or less 2 third-party Continental suppliers.

“Following receipt of this evening’s Irish Gaelic Department of Agriculture results, nosotros believe that nosotros own got established the source of the contaminated textile to i of these 2 suppliers,” it said inwards a statement.

“However, because equine deoxyribonucleic acid has been found inwards certainly finished products tested this week, nosotros own got decided that the responsible course of teaching of activity is to temporarily suspend all production at the Silvercrest flora inwards County Monaghan amongst immediate effect. This week’s production has non been released from the plant.

“We anticipate that the facility volition locomote closed for several days to consummate the sanitation process. During this time, all staff volition proceed to locomote paid, together with nosotros volition locomote working amongst the relevant authorities, administration together with supervisory squad to consummate our investigation. We volition proceed to communicate amongst our customers together with suppliers over the coming days.”

 

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