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| Horsemeat found in Burger Manufacturing Company products | Horsemeat found in Burger Manufacturing Company products |
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| Beefburgers made by a mid Wales firm are being withdrawn after tests on samples showed evidence of horsemeat. | Beefburgers made by a mid Wales firm are being withdrawn after tests on samples showed evidence of horsemeat. |
| Three samples from the Burger Manufacturing Company (BMC), at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, tested positive for at least 1% horsemeat. | |
| Powys council carried out the tests at the request of the Food Standards Agency. | Powys council carried out the tests at the request of the Food Standards Agency. |
| The agency said BMC was withdrawing the products and contacting customers to recall affected products. | The agency said BMC was withdrawing the products and contacting customers to recall affected products. |
| Further work is being carried out to establish exactly how much horsemeat these products contain and to test for the presence of the veterinary medicine phenylbutazone, or bute. | Further work is being carried out to establish exactly how much horsemeat these products contain and to test for the presence of the veterinary medicine phenylbutazone, or bute. |
| A Powys council spokesperson said: "It has been confirmed that out of the samples taken from two different producers in the county, three samples of beef products (burgers) have tested positive for horse and lamb meat. | |
| "It is not known at this stage to what level the contamination has occurred and further test results are awaited. | "It is not known at this stage to what level the contamination has occurred and further test results are awaited. |
| "As a precautionary measure the council acted quickly and reviewed the menu to ensure that no such products are used in the school catering service. | "As a precautionary measure the council acted quickly and reviewed the menu to ensure that no such products are used in the school catering service. |
| "Investigations are ongoing in conjunction with Food Standards Agency Wales and Dyfed Powys Police." | "Investigations are ongoing in conjunction with Food Standards Agency Wales and Dyfed Powys Police." |
| BMC is the latest Welsh company that has been forced to act over the horsemeat scandal. | |
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| On Wednesday, Carmarthenshire firm Castell Howell Foods said it had contacted the five customers who received deliveries of a range of frozen cottage pies. | |
| The Cross Hands company said it followed discussions with frozen ready meals supplier Oak Farm over the possibility of horsemeat contamination. | |
| Oak Farm has launched an investigation, but also stressed that all tests for equine DNA on products to date have tested negative. | |
| Across Wales, councils say they are taking steps to ensure horsemeat is not reaching schools, hospitals and homes. | |
| A number of authorities, including Anglesey and Newport, have confirmed that several products have been withdrawn from school meals. | |
| Last week three men arrested by officers investigating the horsemeat issue were released on bail. | |
| Two men, aged 64 and 42, were arrested at Farmbox Meats Ltd, in Llandre near Aberystwyth on suspicion of Fraud Act offences. One is believed to be the owner, Dafydd Raw-Rees. | |
| A 63-year-old was arrested at the Peter Boddy Licensed Slaughterhouse in West Yorkshire. Both firms deny wrongdoing. | |
| Dyfed-Powys Police say the three men have been released on bail until April. |