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| Hospital burgers withdrawn over horsemeat | Hospital burgers withdrawn over horsemeat |
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| Burgers supplied to hospitals in Northern Ireland have been withdrawn after officials confirmed they contained horsemeat. | Burgers supplied to hospitals in Northern Ireland have been withdrawn after officials confirmed they contained horsemeat. |
| David Bingham, of the health service's business services organisation, which provides meat for the health trusts, said a range from a company in the Republic of Ireland had tested positive for traces of horsemeat. | David Bingham, of the health service's business services organisation, which provides meat for the health trusts, said a range from a company in the Republic of Ireland had tested positive for traces of horsemeat. |
| "We have acted immediately. As soon as we got information there may be a confidence issue we withdrew the product," he said. | "We have acted immediately. As soon as we got information there may be a confidence issue we withdrew the product," he said. |
| Northern Ireland's agriculture minister, Michelle O'Neill, has called a meeting on the crisis, with other executive ministers due to attend. | Northern Ireland's agriculture minister, Michelle O'Neill, has called a meeting on the crisis, with other executive ministers due to attend. |
| The Food Standards Agency is due to publish the results of UK-wide tests for the presence of horsemeat in processed meals. The UK government said on Thursday that retailers selling affected products had questions to answer about how the crisis arose, what inquiries they made about their suppliers and how similar problems could be avoided in the future. | The Food Standards Agency is due to publish the results of UK-wide tests for the presence of horsemeat in processed meals. The UK government said on Thursday that retailers selling affected products had questions to answer about how the crisis arose, what inquiries they made about their suppliers and how similar problems could be avoided in the future. |
| In a public letter issued on Friday, 11 of the UK's major food suppliers including Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda said they shared shoppers' "anger and outrage" at the scandal. "We will do whatever it takes to restore public confidence in the food they buy and eat," they said. | In a public letter issued on Friday, 11 of the UK's major food suppliers including Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda said they shared shoppers' "anger and outrage" at the scandal. "We will do whatever it takes to restore public confidence in the food they buy and eat," they said. |
| Staffordshire county council said it had taken beef off school menus as a precaution. The authority, which supplies meals to about 350 schools, stressed there was no suggestion any of its meals had been contaminated with horsemeat. | Staffordshire county council said it had taken beef off school menus as a precaution. The authority, which supplies meals to about 350 schools, stressed there was no suggestion any of its meals had been contaminated with horsemeat. |
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