Tesco apologises over horse meat in its beef burgers
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British supermarket companionship Tesco has apologised to customers next the regain that about beef burgers sold inwards Republic of Ireland were 29 per cent Equus caballus meat.
The apology was prominent on the front end page of its website, Tesco.com, at the fourth dimension of writing. The companionship promised to give-up the ghost the bottom of what happened as well as allow its customers know.
The Food Safety Authority of Republic of Ireland (FSAI) this calendar week published the findings of tests on beef burger products.
A total of 27 beef burger products were analysed, amongst 37% – 10 of the 27 products – testing positive for Equus caballus DNA as well as 23 (85%) testing positive for squealer DNA.
An potency spokesman says at that spot is no clear explanation at this fourth dimension for the presence of Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid inwards the products tested.
While close of the products that tested positive for Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid contained exclusively line amounts, the worst offender was Tesco’s Everyday Value Beef Burgers, inwards which Equus caballus heart made upward 29.1% of the supposed beef content.
Tesco said: “While the FSAI has said that the products pose no opportunity to populace health, nosotros appreciate that, similar us, our customers volition regain this absolutely unacceptable.
The products inwards Tesco’s stores were its Everyday Value 8 Frozen Beef Burgers (397g), Tesco four x Frozen Beef Quarter Pounders (454g) as well as a branded product, Flamehouse Frozen Chargrilled Quarter Pounders. Tesco said the products came from 1 supplier.
The companionship said it has instantly withdrawn from sale all products from the supplier inwards question, from all stores as well as online.
Customers were offered a total refund without proof of purchase, fifty-fifty if exclusively the packaging remained.
“We as well as our supplier cause got allow yous downward as well as nosotros apologise.
“So here’s our promise. We volition regain out just what happened and, when nosotros do, we’ll come upward dorsum as well as enjoin you. And nosotros volition function harder than e'er amongst all our suppliers to build certain this never happens again.”
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