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Pork found in halal lamb burger at Leicester school 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.
Letters have been sent to 6,000 parents and up to 19 schools could be affected. 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.