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Horse meat withdrawn from Northern Ireland college campuses | Horse meat withdrawn from Northern Ireland college campuses |
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Burgers containing horsemeat have been discovered at two agricultural campuses in Northern Ireland, the agriculture minister has confirmed. | |
Michelle O'Neill said the burgers had been supplied to Eurest outlets that supply Greenmount and Loughry campuses. | |
The news came on Thursday in reply to a written assembly question from UUP agriculture spokeswoman Jo-Anne Dobson. | The news came on Thursday in reply to a written assembly question from UUP agriculture spokeswoman Jo-Anne Dobson. |
Ms O'Neill said Eurest's parent body, Compass, had withdrawn the burgers. | Ms O'Neill said Eurest's parent body, Compass, had withdrawn the burgers. |
'Precautionary measure' | 'Precautionary measure' |
In her reply, the agriculture minister said burgers containing horsemeat had been supplied to the Eurest outlets at Greenmount and Loughry campuses of CAFRE (College for Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise). | In her reply, the agriculture minister said burgers containing horsemeat had been supplied to the Eurest outlets at Greenmount and Loughry campuses of CAFRE (College for Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise). |
"CAFRE has a service contract with Eurest, a subsidiary of Compass, which commenced in August 2011, to provide catering across the three CAFRE campuses," she said. | "CAFRE has a service contract with Eurest, a subsidiary of Compass, which commenced in August 2011, to provide catering across the three CAFRE campuses," she said. |
"Compass took the precautionary measure of withdrawing from the menu all burgers supplied by a manufacturer within its supply chain whose products were referred to in the media and sent samples for testing." | "Compass took the precautionary measure of withdrawing from the menu all burgers supplied by a manufacturer within its supply chain whose products were referred to in the media and sent samples for testing." |
She said test results received on Thursday of last week revealed traces of equine DNA "which Compass notified immediately to CAFRE management". | She said test results received on Thursday of last week revealed traces of equine DNA "which Compass notified immediately to CAFRE management". |
The minister said all staff and students were informed of the situation as soon as CAFRE received written confirmation from Compass on Friday. | The minister said all staff and students were informed of the situation as soon as CAFRE received written confirmation from Compass on Friday. |
The campus at Enniskillen has not been affected, a spokesman has said. |
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