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| Asda bolognese supplier back in production after horsemeat scandal | Asda bolognese supplier back in production after horsemeat scandal |
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| The supplier of an Asda bolognese sauce taken off the shelves last week has restarted full production at its Bristol site after a "deep clean" over the weekend. | The supplier of an Asda bolognese sauce taken off the shelves last week has restarted full production at its Bristol site after a "deep clean" over the weekend. |
| Greencore, which makes own label sandwiches and chilled convenience food for the UK's biggest supermarket chains, said all other products from the factory have tested negative for equine DNA. | Greencore, which makes own label sandwiches and chilled convenience food for the UK's biggest supermarket chains, said all other products from the factory have tested negative for equine DNA. |
| It has launched a "thorough and comprehensive" investigation into how Asda's Chosen By You 350g Beef Bolognese Sauce came to show 4.8% of equine DNA. | It has launched a "thorough and comprehensive" investigation into how Asda's Chosen By You 350g Beef Bolognese Sauce came to show 4.8% of equine DNA. |
| The Bristol factory, which employs around 200 staff and is one of 23 facilities that the company runs across the UK and United States, was the subject of a "full deep-clean shutdown" over the weekend. | The Bristol factory, which employs around 200 staff and is one of 23 facilities that the company runs across the UK and United States, was the subject of a "full deep-clean shutdown" over the weekend. |
| The majority of Dublin-based Greencore's products are sandwiches and prepared meals. Its Bristol site specialises in chilled soups and sauces. | The majority of Dublin-based Greencore's products are sandwiches and prepared meals. Its Bristol site specialises in chilled soups and sauces. |
| Asda took the bolognese sauce off the shelves last week and temporarily withdrew other Greencore products as a precautionary measure. However, Greencore said tests of its other products had all proved negative for horse DNA. | Asda took the bolognese sauce off the shelves last week and temporarily withdrew other Greencore products as a precautionary measure. However, Greencore said tests of its other products had all proved negative for horse DNA. |
| According to the food maker, the meat used in its products is supplied by regularly audited companies, which insist they, in turn, use approved suppliers. | According to the food maker, the meat used in its products is supplied by regularly audited companies, which insist they, in turn, use approved suppliers. |
| The company said Asda was supportive of its plans to implement additional species screening procedures to avoid further contamination. | The company said Asda was supportive of its plans to implement additional species screening procedures to avoid further contamination. |
| "In conjunction with independent experts, its customers and key suppliers, the company has launched a thorough and comprehensive investigation to fully determine how this incident could have occurred," it said in a statement on Monday. | |
| Greencore's Beef Bolognese Sauce product represented £300,000m of the total group's £1.1bn turnover in its last financial year. It said products containing beef-related ingredients account for less than 10% of overall revenue. | Greencore's Beef Bolognese Sauce product represented £300,000m of the total group's £1.1bn turnover in its last financial year. It said products containing beef-related ingredients account for less than 10% of overall revenue. |