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Horse DNA found in two takeaway burgers, FSA says | Horse DNA found in two takeaway burgers, FSA says |
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Two beefburger products withdrawn from sale over concerns they may contain horsemeat have tested positive, the Food Standards Agency says. | Two beefburger products withdrawn from sale over concerns they may contain horsemeat have tested positive, the Food Standards Agency says. |
Five samples were checked for the presence of horse DNA above a 1% threshold under a UK-wide programme. | Five samples were checked for the presence of horse DNA above a 1% threshold under a UK-wide programme. |
The King Fry Meat Products burger was from Walsall's Pig Out and the Burger Manufacturing Company product was from Nefyn Pizza and Kebab House in Gwynedd. | The King Fry Meat Products burger was from Walsall's Pig Out and the Burger Manufacturing Company product was from Nefyn Pizza and Kebab House in Gwynedd. |
Two samples did not contain horse DNA and one result is still to be reported. | Two samples did not contain horse DNA and one result is still to be reported. |
The Burger Manufacturing Company, based in Powys, withdrew its products in February after tests suggested they contained more than 1% horsemeat, but further tests showed that the level was below 1%. | |
The latest test was part of the wider local authority programme. | |
The FSA-supervised testing programme is being conducted by local councils following the earlier recalls of supermarket and caterer meat products containing horsemeat. | The FSA-supervised testing programme is being conducted by local councils following the earlier recalls of supermarket and caterer meat products containing horsemeat. |
The two horsemeat-free samples were found to have pig DNA at below the 1% threshold. Neither product was labelled as halal or kosher, the FSA said. | |
The FSA also said that late last month a burger from hotel chain Whitbread had tested positive for horse DNA above 1%. However, further test results confirmed that the level of DNA was under the reporting threshold. | |
Whitbread owns Premier Inn hotels, Brewers Fayre pubs, Table Table pubs and Beefeater restaurants. |
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