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Leicester schools halal lamb burger contained up to 50% pork | Leicester schools halal lamb burger contained up to 50% pork |
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A halal lamb burger made by a company supplying Leicester schools contained up to 50% pork, the city council has confirmed. | |
The products were made by Doncaster-based Paragon Quality Foods Limited, which said it had never knowingly bought or handled pork. | The products were made by Doncaster-based Paragon Quality Foods Limited, which said it had never knowingly bought or handled pork. |
The discovery was made on 18 April and the product was withdrawn but details only became public on Thursday. | The discovery was made on 18 April and the product was withdrawn but details only became public on Thursday. |
A DNA test found the burger contained between 10 and 50% pork. | A DNA test found the burger contained between 10 and 50% pork. |
'Criminal procedure' | |
A spokeswoman for Leicester City Council said: "Because it was only one burger that was tested and the findings were so wide-ranging, we have ordered further samples of more burgers and when we have these results we will publish them. | A spokeswoman for Leicester City Council said: "Because it was only one burger that was tested and the findings were so wide-ranging, we have ordered further samples of more burgers and when we have these results we will publish them. |
"The council's view is that whether it's 1% or 99%, it's still impure and unacceptable." | |
The horsemeat scandal prompted the council to test all meat served in its schools and one burger was taken as a sample. | |
The lamb burgers were served at 19 schools around Leicester but were withdrawn as soon as the discovery was made. | |
The revelation prompted outrage among parents and the city's Muslim community. | |
Suleman Nagdi, from the Federation of Muslim Organisations, said: "For people, this is touching at the very tenet of their faith, the very heart of their faith. | |
"There needs to be a criminal procedure against the company," he said. "At least it would bring some confidence into the community." | |
Faz Mulla, from the not-for-profit Halal Monitoring Committee, was at a meeting of imams on Thursday. | |
"What transpired is the total loss of confidence in the supply chain in Leicester. Imams are at a loss as to what to do about this matter," he said. | |
A vote was taken by the imams calling for halal meat to be taken off the menu, and for children to become vegetarian until confidence is restored. |
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