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Leicester school's halal lamb burger contained pork | |
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Halal lamb burgers have been removed from schools in Leicester after tests on a sample burger found traces of pork. | Halal lamb burgers have been removed from schools in Leicester after tests on a sample burger found traces of pork. |
The city council said DNA tests were carried out on the burgers because of the horsemeat scandal. | |
The sample burger was one of a batch made by a Doncaster-based company in January. | |
Halal products are used in 24 schools in Leicester but the burgers have only been supplied to 19 schools. | |
Assistant city mayor Vi Dempster said: "I am appalled by this situation. It is disgraceful that none of us can have confidence in the food we eat." | |
The council is taking "urgent legal advice" about its next steps. |