Further horse-meat tests on six products in Britain

Six products inward Great Britain are undergoing farther tests inward Great Britain subsequently preliminary testing indicated they may comprise to a greater extent than than 1 per cent of Equus caballus meat.

Britain’s Food Standards Agency has released data on the offset together with minute phases of its UK-wide survey of beef products.

The sampling survey was designed to hold upward geographically representative of beef products on sale across Britain. It is course of study from the manufacture essay results that get got been supplied to the way past times the nutrient manufacture inward recent weeks.

The results present that 212 of the 224 samples taken inward the offset stage were negative for both Equus caballus together with hog deoxyribonucleic acid at or to a higher house the 1 per cent threshold.

Two products contained levels of hog deoxyribonucleic acid to a higher house 1 per cent.

So far, no products get got been verified every bit containing Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid at a degree to a higher house the threshold, simply preliminary tests showed that 7 samples, representing vi dissimilar products, may comprise Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid to a higher house 1 per cent together with a farther iii may comprise hog deoxyribonucleic acid to a higher house 1 per cent.

Further checks are needed to verify this, the way said.

“Where levels over the 1 per cent threshold are confirmed, the FSA volition pose out details every bit presently every bit this data is received,” it said.

Three products that are confirmed every bit positive for hog deoxyribonucleic acid to a higher house 1 per cent get got already been listed on the companies’ websites. They are ASDA Spaghetti together with Meatballs, ASDA Beef Cannelloni, together with Apetito Beef Lasagne.

Both Asda products get got been withdrawn from sale. Apetito has indicated that well-nigh all of its production volition get got been served, simply unused stock tin laissez passer the axe hold upward returned to the company.

Local government are investigating each illustration where a production is suspected of containing Equus caballus or hog to a higher house 1 per cent together with get got taken steps to ensure that the production is withdrawn from sale pending confirmation of the essay results.

Phase ane of the study involved testing mainly burgers, simply likewise beef sausages, meatballs together with minced beef. Samples of both frozen together with chilled products were taken for testing, amongst a focus on lower priced value or economic scheme ranges of both brands together with own-label.

Phase 2 was added to the survey inward guild to ensure a wider attain of processed beef products were tested. It included laid meals (frozen, chilled together with tinned), of which 140 samples were taken.

The way said its focus continued to hold upward on gross contamination of beef products amongst Equus caballus nub – where at that spot is to a greater extent than than 1 per cent Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid detected inward a product. The way believes that such levels of Equus caballus deoxyribonucleic acid betoken either gross negligence or deliberate commutation of ane nub for another.

Samples were taken from a attain of businesses, including retailers of all sizes together with wholesale together with catering suppliers.

The survey was undertaken past times 28 local government across the UK.

Full details of the sampling programme (including all products tested) volition hold upward published inward a written report due inward April.

 

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