Traces of horse DNA discovered in UK beef burgers
Traces of horse DNA have been discovered in a beef burgers sold in supermarkets across the UK. A Tesco burger was found to be 29% horsemeat
Horsemeat found in 10 beef burgers sold in the UK
A list of the beef burgers, sold in UK supermarkets, that were found to contain traces of horsemeat.
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The 44-tonne lorry was carrying a load of around 10 tonnes of frozen fish, much of which spilled onto the road.
The lorry itself is blocking the whole road and some of the frozen salmon has also spread over onto the opposite carriageway.
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Humberside Police were called just before 3am to reports of a lorry having overturned between junctions 34 and 35.
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Workmen find body in Whitby house
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Police were called to the house in Broomfield Terrace, behind Bagdale, near the town centre, shortly after 2pm on Saturday. Police have released few other details and have not said whether the body is that of a man or a woman.
A number of rumours circulated on social media about the discovery of the body and police have now urged people not to speculate about what has happened.
– Spokesman, North Yorkshire Police."Enquiries remain ongoing to establish the identity and cause of death to establish if there are any suspicious circumstances. While police enquiries are ongoing, we urge people to refrain from speculating about the incident. We are not likely to be in a position to have further updates for several days."
Waitrose pulls beef burgers as a 'precaution'
Waitrose has become the latest supermarket to pull beef burgers from its selves after horsemeat was found in burgers made by one their suppliers.
The company said it had taken frozen burgers made by Dalepak, one of the firms at the centre of the horsemeat contamination investigation, off sale "as a precaution" when it had its accreditation suspended.
In a statement, Waitrose said its burgers had since been tested and were found to be 100% beef:
"The ingredients in our burgers are simple with all meat traceable back to British farms that we know."
"Our technical team visited the Dalepak site last week and were happy that our products were produced to our high specification and separately from other companies' products (ours are produced at 6am before other any other burgers)."
FSA: No 'cancer drug' found in horsemeat
The Food Standards Agency has dismissed claims that the horse drug 'bute' may have entered the human food chain in horsemeat.
The FSA said horses treated with the drug phenylbutazone are "not allowed to enter the food chain".
The FSA statement added: "During the recent horsemeat incident the Food Safety Authority of Ireland checked for the presence of phenylbutazone and the samples came back negative."
Shadow Environment Secretary Mary Creagh earlier expressed fears that the drug may have entered the food chain through horsemeat slaughtered in UK abattoirs
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Ten-year-old boy set on fire in York park
A ten-year-old boy was set on fire after being sprayed with an aerosol can in a York park, the Yorkshire Post reports.
Gabriel Wishart, was targeted by a group of boys on Tuesday, who sprayed him and then set his clothes alight.
North Yorkshire Police said the incident was "very concerning".
– SERGEANT ED NOBLE, NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICEThis is a very concerning incident which could have had serious consequences, but thankfully the boy did not suffer any injuries but was left shaken by the ordeal. We are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident and we are appealing for information from members of the local community.
Irish food factory shut after horsemeat discovery
A major food factory owned by one of Europe's biggest suppliers and processors has been shut in Ireland after horse DNA was found in frozen burgers in new tests two days ago.
ABP Food Group said the suspension of all production at the Silvercrest Foods plant in Co Monaghan was the "responsible course of action".
The firm said that, following new results from the Irish Department of Agriculture, it believes the source of the contaminated material is one supplier.
Horsemeat scandal 'should have been picked up in UK'
Public service trade union Unison said the presence of horse DNA in beef burgers should have been picked up by British authorities, but Government cuts to food trading and meat hygiene services mean vital safety checks are being limited.
The union said the scandal demonstrated the industry was not fit to self-regulate and criticised the "dramatic falls in levels of activity" across the food safety industry, including:
- 29% drop in new prosecutions
- 265 fall in total number of schedule inspections
- 24% fall in total number of visits for enforcement purposes
How to check if you have horse burger in your fridge
by Chris Choi - Consumer Editor- The Brand is Tesco Everyday Value Beef Burgers - priced £1 for eight.
- They have a best before date of Oct 2013 and plant number IE 565 EC.
- Tesco tell us they do not know how many were sold or how long the problem has been going on.
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