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| Leicester school's halal lamb burger contained pork | 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 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 Doncaster-based Paragon Quality Foods Limited in January. | |
| In a statement, the company said its site was "pork free" and it had never knowingly bought or handled pork. | |
| Halal products are used in 24 schools in Leicester but the burgers have only been supplied to 19 schools. | 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." | 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." |
| 'Sensitive matter' | |
| The council is taking "urgent legal advice" about its next steps. | The council is taking "urgent legal advice" about its next steps. |
| Ms Dempster said letters had been sent to 6,000 families that could have been affected. | |
| "We need to ensure that the appropriate action is taken against whoever is responsible for this," she said. | |
| "We should all be able to have confidence in the food we are eating and clearly this is a particularly sensitive matter for the Muslim community and we recognise that." | |
| Trevor Pringle, the city council's director of young people's services, said all burgers supplied by the company had been removed from its stock as a precautionary measure while further investigation is carried out. | |
| "We will not be purchasing any further products from this supplier," he said. | |
| "We have made it clear to our suppliers that this is totally unacceptable, and we are taking urgent legal advice about the next steps." | |
| 'Satisfied with procedures' | |
| All other halal products used in the council's production kitchens are supplied by a different company. | |
| Metin Pekin, managing director of Paragon Quality Foods, said: "We have carried out a full traceability of the product in question and have provided this information to the relevant enforcement authorities.. | |
| "We are working with Doncaster Borough Council on a daily basis to provide all information requested. They are fully satisfied with our practices and procedures." | |
| The company said it would not comment further until further tests were carried out. |