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| Horsemeat found in beef burgers on sale in UK and Ireland | |
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| Horse DNA has been found in some beef burgers being sold in UK and Irish supermarkets, the Republic of Ireland's food safety authority has said. | |
| The FSAI said the meat came from two processing plants in Ireland, Liffey Meats and Silvercrest Foods, and the Dalepak Hambleton plant in Yorkshire. | The FSAI said the meat came from two processing plants in Ireland, Liffey Meats and Silvercrest Foods, and the Dalepak Hambleton plant in Yorkshire. |
| The chief executive of the FSAI, Professor Alan Reilly, said there was no risk to the public. | The chief executive of the FSAI, Professor Alan Reilly, said there was no risk to the public. |
| However, he added that eating horsemeat "was not in Irish culture". | However, he added that eating horsemeat "was not in Irish culture". |
| "Whilst, there is a plausible explanation for the presence of pig DNA in these products due to the fact that meat from different animals is processed in the same meat plants, there is no clear explanation at this time for the presence of horse DNA in products emanating from meat plants that do not use horsemeat in their production process," he said. | "Whilst, there is a plausible explanation for the presence of pig DNA in these products due to the fact that meat from different animals is processed in the same meat plants, there is no clear explanation at this time for the presence of horse DNA in products emanating from meat plants that do not use horsemeat in their production process," he said. |
| "In Ireland, it is not in our culture to eat horsemeat and therefore, we do not expect to find it in a burger. | "In Ireland, it is not in our culture to eat horsemeat and therefore, we do not expect to find it in a burger. |
| "Likewise, for some religious groups or people who abstain from eating pig meat, the presence of traces of pig DNA is unacceptable." | "Likewise, for some religious groups or people who abstain from eating pig meat, the presence of traces of pig DNA is unacceptable." |
| The burgers were on sale in Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Lidl, Aldi and Iceland. | The burgers were on sale in Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Lidl, Aldi and Iceland. |
| A total of 27 products were analysed, with 10 of them containing horse DNA and 23 containing pig DNA. | A total of 27 products were analysed, with 10 of them containing horse DNA and 23 containing pig DNA. |
| Horsemeat accounted for approximately 29% of the meat content in one sample from Tesco. | Horsemeat accounted for approximately 29% of the meat content in one sample from Tesco. |
| Retailers have said they are now removing all implicated batches of the burgers. | Retailers have said they are now removing all implicated batches of the burgers. |