Following a recent investigation into the authenticity of local beef products,
including burgers, beef meal and salami, the Food Authority of Ireland (FSAI)
has released a statement revealing the presence of horse and pig meat in a high
proportion of the products tested. Out of 27 beef burgers that were analyzed, 10
(37%) tested positive for horse DNA and 23 (85%) tested positive for pig DNA.
Traces of horse meat were also found in imported raw ingredients, so it is
believed that the offending meat may have originated in The Netherlands and Spain.
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/17/...#ixzz2IF1t1rW4
including burgers, beef meal and salami, the Food Authority of Ireland (FSAI)
has released a statement revealing the presence of horse and pig meat in a high
proportion of the products tested. Out of 27 beef burgers that were analyzed, 10
(37%) tested positive for horse DNA and 23 (85%) tested positive for pig DNA.
Traces of horse meat were also found in imported raw ingredients, so it is
believed that the offending meat may have originated in The Netherlands and Spain.
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/17/...#ixzz2IF1t1rW4
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