GB’s Burger King announces results of beef testing

Burger King inwards Great Britain says it found no evidence that beef patties contaminated alongside Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid found its agency into its restaurants.

However, its inquiries confirmed the presence of Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid inwards several beef burgers destined for its restaurants from the Silvercrest flora inwards Ireland, i of iii abattoirs implicated inwards the horse-meat scandal. The patties did non motility into to the company’s restaurants, it said.

Tens of millions of burgers across Great Britain as well as Republic of Ireland were dumped yesteryear supermarkets next testing yesteryear the Food Safety Authority of Republic of Ireland which revealed traces of equine deoxyribonucleic acid inwards 10 of 27 beef burgers tested. One detail burger had 29 per cent of Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid relative to its beef content; as well as farther testing of products  revealed to a greater extent than contaminated burgers.

Just this week, The Co-operative Group inwards Great Britain discovered Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid contamination inwards burgers it stocked. Four of 17 samples tested positive, alongside i showing 17.7 per cent Equus caballus meat. The nutrient retailer had withdrawn 2 lines of frozen burgers 2 weeks agone every bit a precaution.

At the core of Burger King’s investigations was the Irish Gaelic meat processor, Silvercrest Foods.

“Earlier this month, nosotros were notified that Silvercrest was nether investigation for potential contamination of about retail products,” Burger King said before this week.

“At that time, they were approved to provide 100 per cent Irish Gaelic as well as British beef patties for Burger King restaurants inwards the UK, Republic of Ireland as well as Denmark.

“Despite assurances from them that our products were non implicated, nosotros at i time launched our ain internal investigation, which included scientific testing, inspection of the Silvercrest facility as well as scrutiny of traceability records.

“As nosotros confirmed on Jan 23, nosotros transitioned all of our restaurants inwards the UK, Republic of Ireland as well as Kingdom of Denmark to other Burger King approved suppliers from Deutschland as well as Italy every bit a precaution. These suppliers direct maintain provided deoxyribonucleic acid evidence to confirm their products are gratis of equine DNA. These are the production beingness sold inwards our restaurants today.”

The fast nutrient chain said independent deoxyribonucleic acid tests were conducted on production taken from its restaurants. They were negative for whatever equine DNA. However, 4 samples lately taken from the Silvercrest flora had shown the presence of line levels of equine DNA. This production was never sold to its restaurants, Burger King said.

“Within the concluding 36 hours, nosotros direct maintain established that Silvercrest used a pocket-size percent of beef imported from a non-approved supplier inwards Poland. They promised to deliver 100 per cent British as well as Irish Gaelic beef patties as well as direct maintain non done so.

“This is a clear violation of our specifications, as well as nosotros direct maintain terminated our human relationship alongside them.

“Through our investigation, nosotros direct maintain confirmed that this non-approved Polish supplier is the same fellowship identified yesteryear the Irish Gaelic Department of Agriculture every bit the root of Silvercrest’s contamination issue.

Diego Beamonte

The vice president for global lineament for Burger King Corporation, Diego Beamonte, said piece the Food Safety Authority of Republic of Ireland had said it was non a nutrient security issue, the fellowship was deeply troubled yesteryear the findings of its investigation.

“Our supplier has failed us … We are committed to ensuring that this does non orbit again.

“We volition dedicate ourselves to determining what lessons tin flame hold upward learned as well as what additional measures, including deoxyribonucleic acid testing as well as enhanced traceability controls, tin flame hold upward taken to ensure that nosotros operate on to provide you lot alongside the lineament products you lot await from us.”

Meanwhile, Polish regime are conducting deoxyribonucleic acid tests on meat samples from vii facilities.

The activity followed advice from Irish Gaelic regime that the evidence pointed to a Polish root for the Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid that found it agency into the patties.

It is understood the Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid was contained inwards filler product, comprising offcuts, imported from Poland every bit an additive for the burgers.

The Poles are testing meat from 5 slaughterhouses, a meat processor as well as mutual frigidity storage facility.

 

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