Tesco finds meat loaf with up to 5% horse meat

British supermarket chain Tesco has withdrawn a work of its own-brand meatloaf subsequently testing revealed upward to v per cent Equus caballus meat. 

Tesco’s 600g Simply Roast meatloaf was supplied past times British manufacturer Eurostock from its Craigavon manufacturing industrial plant life inwards Northern Ireland. It has has immediately been removed from Tesco’s shelves spell inquiries continue.

The meatloaf was manufactured betwixt concluding Oct as well as Jan this year.

It is the 4th Tesco production drawn into the horse-meat contamination scandal, which has affected much of Europe.

The chain has had like problems amongst its own-brand hamburgers, bolognese as well as lasagne.

Tesco’s technical director, Tim Smith, said the production had tested positive for two per cent to v per cent Equus caballus meat.

“Tests on fifteen other lines from the same manufacturing site were clear of Equus caballus meat.

“Our investigation to thoroughly sympathise the rootage of the contamination has started as well as nosotros volition consummate our investigation earlier deciding whether to boot the bucket along using the supplier.”

News of the latest production to hold upward drawn into the contamination scandals follows an annunciation on March ane past times the British Retail Consortium that the get-go circular of manufacture testing on processed beef products inwards United Kingdom was complete.

 

 

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