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On 15 January 2013, [[horse meat]] was found in frozen beef burgers at several Irish and British supermarkets. These supermarkets included [[Tesco]], [[Asda]], [[Dunnes Stores]], [[Lidl]], [[Aldi]] and [[Iceland (supermarket)]]. The [[Food Safety Authority of Ireland]] (FSAI) conducted tests on a selection of beef and salami products with best before dates between June 2012 and March 2014.<ref name="independent">{{cite web|author=George Hook: |url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/horse-and-pig-dna-found-in-some-supermarket-burgers-3354449.html |title=Horse and pig DNA found in some supermarket burgers - National News |publisher=Independent.ie |date= |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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Revision as of 03:54, 31 January 2013
On 15 January 2013, horse meat was found in frozen beef burgers at several Irish and British supermarkets. These supermarkets included Tesco, Asda, Dunnes Stores, Lidl, Aldi and Iceland (supermarket). The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) conducted tests on a selection of beef and salami products with best before dates between June 2012 and March 2014.[1]
Overview
Of 27 beef products tested 37% were positive for horse DNA and 85% were positive for pig DNA. Of 31 beef meals products tested 21 were positive for pig DNA but all were negative for horse DNA. 19 salami products were tested but were negative for all foreign DNA.
Of the 37% of beef products tested positive for horse DNA, Tesco Everyday Value Beef Burgers tested at 29.1%. All other reported brands had >0.3% horse DNA. These products originated from Liffey Meats and Silvercrest Foods in Ireland and Dalepak Hambilton food processing plant in the United Kingdom. Trace amounts of horse DNA was also found in raw ingredients shipped imported from Spain and the Netherlands.[2]
The FSAI had announced that they are working with the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the processing plants to investigate the matter.[2] Tesco, Asda and Aldi have removed all the offending products from stock.[3] Aldi are conducting their own separate investigation.[1]
Horse meat is not a regular food consumed in Ireland and Britain. According to Professor Reilly, chief executive of the FSAI "In Ireland it is not our culture to eat horse meat and therefore, we do not expect to find it in a burger".[1] Silvercrest, a subsidiary of ABP Foods has claimed that there is no risk to the public upon eating the foreign meat.[3] However, many of the issues raised surrounding this incident do not stem from an aversion to horse meat or safety concerns.
Religious groups such as Muslims or Jews cannot consume certain types of meat, particularly pig. Professor Reilly states "for some religious groups or people who abstain from eating pig meat, the presence of traces of pig DNA is unacceptable".[4] The question of the reliability of Irish food traceability has also been called into question. In Britain the incident has been a catalyst for the discussion of the validity of a self-regulated meat industry. Karen Jenning, UNISON's assistant general secretary declares that "the industry isn't fit to regulate itself".[5] Tesco dropped €360million in market value by Wednesday 16 January 2013.[6]
Irish investigation questioned
The credibility, competence and bona fides of the Irish authorities was brought into question as it was disclosed that further test results received from a German laboratory on 25 January 2013 were being withheld from the public.[7][8][9] This along with the fact that even though the Irish authorities had know of the contamination since 7 December 2012, yet as of 26 January 2013, seven weeks later, that it is still not known why there was 29% horse meat in burgers produced by ABP Food Group, has raised questions about how they are dealing with the scandal.[7] It had been claimed that the investigation had been started due to a tip off, but that has been denied by the FSAI.[7]
It also came to light that Burger King and Waitrose have both cancelled contracts with ABP Food Group over the horse meat contamination scandal.[10][11]
Factories
| Table of factories that produced the horse meat contaminated burgers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent Company | Factory Name | Health Mark (Factory Number) | Address | Location | % of FSAI sample contaminated with horse DNA |
| ABP Food Group[12] | |||||
| Silvercrest Foods | IE 565 EC[13] | Ballybay, Co Monaghan, Ireland | 54°07′57″N 6°54′25″W / 54.1326°N 6.9070°W | 29.1[12][13] | |
| Dalepak Hambleton | UK HN012 EC[13] | Leeming Bar Industrial Estate, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, U.K. | 54°18′17″N 1°33′59″W / 54.3046°N 1.5664°W | 0.1[13] | |
| Liffey Meats | Liffey Meats | IE 325 EC[13] | Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan, Ireland | 53°51′10″N 7°12′23″W / 53.8527°N 7.2065°W | <LOQ[13] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c George Hook:. "Horse and pig DNA found in some supermarket burgers - National News". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ a b "Horse DNA found in some beef burger products". Fsai.ie. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ a b Rob Williams (2013-01-16). "Asda clears shelves of value burgers as horsemeat scandal knocks £300m off Tesco market value - Home News - UK". The Independent. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ "Horsemeat Found In Burger In Ireland". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ James Meikle (2013-01-16). "Horsemeat-in-burgers scandal prompts food hygiene fears | World news". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ 2013 Sports Calendar. "Horse meat discovery knocks £300m off the value of Tesco shares - Other Sports, Sport". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Coveney struggles to contain beef crisis as results withheld". 2013-01-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- ^ "Time fast running out for Coveney as credibility wanes". 2013-01-25. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- ^ "FF criticises lack of data on burger inquiry". 2013-01-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- ^ "Waitrose ditches burgers linked to Irish firm". 2013-01-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- ^ "Horsemeat issue sees Burger King drop Irish supplier". 2013-01-23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- ^ a b Keena, Colm (2013-01-17). "Monaghan firm involved in horse meat controversy is part of Goodman empire". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ a b c d e f "FSAI Burger test results". 2013-01-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
External links
- Burger Scandal at The Irish Times
- Horsemeat in burgers at Breaking News.ie
