Irish Agriculture Minister: “Somebody is selling rogue product and somebody knows about it and is responsible.”

Still early days in the investigation into the discovery of more beef horse meat at a number of meat processing plants – and note Mick’s update here.  However, the cause of the trace amounts of pork DNA and equine DNA in some ‘beef’ products is still likely to be different. But there are a few quotes worth highlighting, starting with this one in a Guardian report which also notes that in Poland, “government veterinary inspectors say they have so far been unable …

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Another problem in the meat distribution network?

Hmmm… Not what we needed… A Northern Irish company has been identified as the source of halal food found to contain traces of pork DNA. McColgan Quality Foods Limited in Strabane, Co Tyrone, insisted swift action has been taken to identify and isolate the products which are supplied to the UK Prison Service. In a statement, a spokesman said the company was co-operating with the UK’s Food Standards Agency following the discovery of trace elements of porcine DNA in a …

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