Pork found in halal lamb burgers

[jake]

Traces of pork have been found in Halal lamb burgers served in schools in Leicester.

The city council said the products have been removed from premises in the city.

DNA tests were made on a sample from a batch of frozen burgers manufactured by Doncaster-based Paragon Quality Foods Limited in January.

Assistant Mayor Councillor Vi Dempster said: "I am appalled by this situation. It is disgraceful that none of us can have confidence in the food we eat."

Halal products are used in 24 schools in Leicester but the lamb burger is the only food supplied by this particular company.

All other halal meals served in municipal kitchens in the area have been tested and found to be compliant.

An investigation is being carried out by the Food Standards Agency and Doncaster Council into how and where the pork got into the meat.

The Federation of Muslim Organisations is urging the Leicester local authority to take legal action against the offending supplier.

Suleman Nagdi said: "A prosecution would be in the public interest and would send a clear message to all businesses in this sector that contamination will not be tolerated."

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pork-found-halal-lamb-burgers-schools-110455191.html#7UbQ5C7

You lot get horse meat and they get pork :biggrin:

[Dedworth]

Excellent :biggrin:

These will be some of the Halal stuff they force upon those of us who don't want it

[fred]

Pork found in halal lamb burgers


Well that just made my day!!! Thanks!
Anyway..A bit of mint sauce and you wouldn't notice the difference!

[grahamw48]

It's a damned disgrace that this meat is permitted at all in this country. :mad:

More religious mumbo jumbo foisted upon civilised people.

What are the RSPCA doing about the CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ? NOTHING ! :NoNo:

That is why they don't get a penny from me.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1313303/Britain-goes-halal---tells-public.html

This country is truly gutless and pathetic. :cwm23:

[les_taxi]

It's a damned disgrace that this meat is permitted at all in this country. :mad:

More religious mumbo jumbo foisted upon civilised people.

What are the RSPCA doing about the CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ? NOTHING ! :NoNo:

That is why they don't get a penny from me.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1313303/Britain-goes-halal---tells-public.html

This country is truly gutless and pathetic. :cwm23:

I found out a shop i used sold this ..... and go no more-I also put people off going:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/25/article-1315278-0B59D6AB000005DC-396_634x318.jpg

It's an absolute disgrace - next time I venture into a Nandos I'll demand non halal chicken

[grahamw48]

Fortunately I don't eat out in this country EVER.

I was put out when my favourite cheap Tesco burgers were withdrawn though. :cwm3:

[imagine]

i miss tesco horse burgers :bigcry:

[grahamw48]

Yes....they're the ones.

Only £1.50 for 4 quarter pounders. :cwm3:

At least they're back to stocking the healthier Chicken ones now.

[les_taxi]

Can't find Steak Canadian's now:bigcry:
Went into Jack Fultons to be told 'We don't stock em due to horse meat scandal'

[grahamw48]

Where can we buy horse meat ? :Erm:

[fred]

At least they're back to stocking the healthier Chicken ones now.

What are the Chicken ones mixed with Graham?
Traces of all that dodgy Halal meat?

[grahamw48]

Well, as long as the poor things have been strangled properly. :smile:

[Steve.r]

What really annoys me about this whole story/sham.... :cwm23: is the fact that they only find DNA traces!!!!!!!! We are not talking about huge lumps of solid meat or gristle we are talking about traces of DNA!!!!!

Come on UK...... WAKE UPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!

[grahamw48]

Yeah, probably about the same amount of meat as you'd get in a hotdog in Trafalgar Square. :biggrin:

[fred]

we are talking about traces of DNA!!!!!

Jokes aside,why was the horse DNA there? Did they tell us yet?
Me personally..I like a big lump of meat that only contains the DNA of the particular breed of animal I want to stick in my gob and chew..
I might come across as a bit of a boring old purist but I dont like what these mad scientists have done to our food crops either..:thumbsdown:

[fred]

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck..It could be 2% chicken.

[imagine]

the traces of dna , are proberbly the left over contamination traces of pig the from improperly washed burger machine makers and unwashed hands of the factory workers, after producing and packaging the previous product which was proberbly pork sausages :Erm:

[fred]

the traces of dna , are proberbly the left over contamination traces of pig the from improperly washed burger machine makers and unwashed hands of the factory workers, after producing and packaging the previous product which was proberbly pork sausages :Erm:

I know Domestos kills all known germs ..but DNA?
How do you kill that stuff?

[Steve.r]

I know Domestos kills all known germs ..but DNA?
How do you kill that stuff?

FIRE..............KILL IT WITH FIRE :cwm23::cwm23:

[fred]

FIRE..............KILL IT WITH FIRE :cwm23::cwm23:

Sounds like one of my BBQ nights!!
DNA exterminated..Job done.:wink: