Halal Sausages contained Pork DNA

OP - March 14, 2013, 10:17 PM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/14/school-halal-sausages-pork-dna

Halal school sausages contained pork DNA, Westminster survey found

Council puts stop on meat supplier after chicken dish served at St Mary's Bryanston Square found to contain banned meat

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The Guardian, Thursday 14 March 2013 17.39 GMT

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Westminster council said it was assuring faith groups it would continue testing for pork DNA in schools' halal meals. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Pig DNA has been found in halal chicken sausages that have been served in at least one primary school.

Westminster council said on Thursday that it had immediately ensured the item was removed from school menus, along with lean minced beef after other tests found evidence of pork and lamb in it.

The council said it had instructed its contractor to suspend meat supplies until the issue was resolved and to stop using its halal meat supplier.

The problem came to light after the authority carried out its own tests on food in response to the horsemeat scandal.

Westminster said officers took seven samples from three schools in the week beginning 25 February, adding that the tests "were carried out on our own initiative and not carried out as the result of any specific concerns about school food standards".

The testing, which involved analysis for the presence of DNA from cattle, lambs, pigs, chickens, turkeys, goats and horses, proved negative for horse DNA.

However, a preliminary report received on Friday suggested pig DNA could be present in the halal chicken sausages range. The evidence was found in one sample taken at St Mary's Bryanston Square primary. Further tests on Thursday confirmed the preliminary findings.

The halal sausages were a menu choice in 15 primary schools, two nurseries, one special school and one pupil referral unit, all of which took halal-only meat. The lean minced beef was used in 18 schools.

Will the reaction be accusatory and angry or a shrug of the shoulders in a ' shit happens' way??

According to the polls only 1.6 % of Americans are athiests. So what gives you the right to call the other 80% morons?'

Halal Sausages contained Pork DNA

Reply #2 - March 14, 2013, 11:45 PM

pork is like death and taxes.....unavoidable.

Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Halal Sausages contained Pork DNA

Reply #4 - March 15, 2013, 01:39 PM

the most concerning thing about this article is that it ignores the fact that parents are indoctrinating kids to follow their own lifestyle and not giving them any choice in the matter.

Have the kids of the muslim parents been asked if they care about eating halal meat?

People need to get their priorities straight.

In my opinion a life without curiosity is not a life worth living

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