Up to 80% horse DNA found in latest meat testing

The burger scandal inward UK too Republic of Ireland continues to widen, amongst tidings yesterday that samples from amount constitute inward a cool shop inward Northern Republic of Ireland was constitute inward testing to endure upwardly to lxxx per cent Equus caballus DNA.

Britain’s Food Standards Agency, every bit portion of its ongoing inquiry into mislabelled meat, had tested a quantity of frozen amount currently detained inward a mutual frigidity shop on the premises of a companionship called Freeza Meats inward Northern Ireland, which was potentially linked to the Silvercrest mill inward the Irish Gaelic Republic.

Silvercrest was the supplier of beef burgers that contained Equus caballus DNA, identified inward a recent survey carried out past times the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

Of the 12 samples from the suspect consignment that direct hold been tested, 2 came dorsum positive for Equus caballus meat, at approximately lxxx per cent, the British way said.

The investigation into the traceability of these raw materials too their origin is nether way. The meat, it said, had non entered the nutrient chain.

Reports direct hold suggested that Freeza Meats was storing the amount consignment, understood to endure most 900 kilograms, on behalf of an Irish Gaelic trader.

The uncovering prompted British companionship Asda, which sourced frozen burgers from Freeza Meats, to withdraw iv lines of beef burgers from its superstore shelves.

The companionship assured its customers that reports inward newspapers suggesting that Asda burgers contained lxxx per cent Equus caballus amount were incorrect.

“As a precaution nosotros direct hold withdrawn iv frozen burger products produced past times a companionship inward Northern Republic of Ireland afterwards a variety batch of amount inward some other portion of their premises was constitute past times the Food Standards Agency to incorporate Equus caballus DNA,” Asda said.

“We conducted our ain deoxyribonucleic acid tests, along amongst environmental wellness officers, on the iv burger products existence produced past times Freeza Meats for Asda too these direct hold come upwardly dorsum gratis of whatever describe of Equus caballus meat.

“Although all the scientific discipline says there’s no describe of Equus caballus amount inward the burgers produced for Asda, nosotros can’t too won’t accept whatever chances when it comes to the authenticity of ingredients inward our products – thus every bit a precaution we’ve taken all iv frozen burger products off sale.

“We direct hold instructed Freeza Meats to segregate too grip whatever frozen burgers currently inward production or inward their provide chain destined for Asda. These iv products volition rest withdrawn from sale until farther notice.”

Authorities inward UK too Republic of Ireland are continuing inquiries into the growing scandal, amongst raw ingredients sourced from Poland having been implicated every bit the source.

Testing of samples past times Polish regime of beef production has constitute no horse-meat contamination to date.

Meanwhile, inward a bid to hold consumer confidence inward the accuracy of nutrient labelling, the Food Standards Agency has agreed amongst the nutrient manufacture to release the results of manufacture testing of amount products.

This, it said, would provide a clearer flick of standards inward the nutrient chain. The results volition also endure made publicly available.

The determination was taken at a coming together this calendar week to address how testing could hold consumer confidence inward nutrient labelling, attended past times Food too Farming Minister David Heath, representatives of the FSA, too major nutrient businesses too suppliers.

Agency main executive Catherine Brown said: “I am pleased that nosotros direct hold been able to grip a manner frontward to hold consumer confidence inward the nutrient that people eat. We involve to movement swiftly to larn this operate nether manner to reassure consumers.”

Food too Farming Minister David Heath said: “This is a shared problem, too it needs shared solutions. Food businesses’ understanding to plow over regular updates on amount testing is a meaning movement that volition plow over consumers confidence inward what they are buying.

“It’s directly of import that the manufacture starts sharing this data every bit before long every bit possible.”

The way too the nutrient manufacture volition directly grip a standardised sampling too testing organization which volition run into accredited standards too volition examination to an agreed marker of DNA.

 

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