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FOOD GROUP BIRDSEYE has today said it will now be withdrawing some of its beef products following tests that revealed one of its products contained horse DNA.
In a statement today, the company said its chilli con carne, produced by Frigilunch NV and sold in Belgium, has tested positive for horse DNA at 2 per cent. The product has now been withdrawn from sale in Belgium.
As a “precuationary measure” it said other products produced by the same supplier, namely Traditional Spaghetti Bolognese 340g, Shepherd’s Pie 400g and Beef Lasagne 400g will be withdrawn in the UK and Ireland.
However Birdeye moved to reassure customers saying that all of its beef burgers, pies and platters were clear of horse DNA in the tests.
It also said the withdrawn products will not be replaced on supermarkets shelves until it has finished investigations and has “complete confidence in this supplier”.
Since the first discovery of horsemeat in some beef products produced by a number of manufactures and retailers, the company has been checking the integrity of its own beef products.
“We aim to uphold the highest standards of food production and labelling and the reliability of our supply chain is fundamental in delivering this,” Birdseye said. “We therefore immediately initiated a Europe-wide testing programme for horse DNA and completed audits of all our suppliers. We have now conducted tests on all of our beef products.”
“We want to apologise to consumers and reassure them that we will keep them fully informed and that we are taking action to deal with this issue,” it added.
Customers will be given a full refund on products already purchased and can contact the consumer services careline on 1850 298 398.
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Did Enda ask merkel what he is to say
I replied to another readers comment on The Journal yesterday. It was with regard to Gerry Adams being referred to by CNN as a former Paramilitary leader for the IRA. My comment/reply went along the lines of pointing out that in my opinion, you are only a terrorist until you win the war and how most world leaders reached their position by non peaceful means. The original comment I replied to had mentioned how Nelson Mandella would not have been referred to as a former terrorist. There was nothing incendiary or offensive about my comment/reply, particularly when compared to some of the comments I have read on here, yet my comment was deleted. I was just wondering, why?
love it.. #HorseMeat number 1 news story.
Sorry, there are not already background checks run on those wishing to buy guns?!
Until now gun sales were regulated on a state level and some states were much more stringent than others.
The guns are not pulling their own triggers, its the mentality behind them. Take away the guns and these people will find something else. Anyway legal or not if you want one apparently its not hard to get one. Further investigation should be into the amount of psychotic drugs these children are on ( and the recognised side effects of taking these legal drugs) before they do these things, that is very surprising!
Good morning Michelle. I think the world is a wicked sad place to live in
Good morning Becky, sorry to have made your morning so sad!
Not your fault Michelle it’s just the world we live in.
Do something positive with your day then to make up for it.
Good idea and I know what I am going to do :-)
what about gun control in the middle east Obama ?. More like it.
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