Anyone had a burger for dinner today?

[Mrluvaluva]

Some beef burgers sold in supermarkets are said to contain DNA from horses.

According to BBC News, retailers affected in the UK and Ireland include Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Iceland and Dunnes Stores.

Irish food safety authority FSAI came upon the results after 27 products were analysed. A beef burger sample from Tesco contained 29% horsemeat.

An FSAI spokesperson stated that the meat is perfectly safe to consume.

However, he added: "There is no clear explanation at this time for the presence of horse DNA in products emanating from meat plants that do not use horsemeat in their production process.

"In Ireland, it is not our culture to eat horsemeat and therefore, we do not expect to find it in a burger."

A number of samples also contained pig DNA.

Affected supermarkets have removed the burgers from store shelves.


Source (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/odd/news/a451272/horsemeat-found-in-tesco-beef-burgers.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=dsuk&utm_campaign=twdsuk)


Hope you enjoyed them. :idc:

[Iceman]

I had chicken today :dance:

[Jessica.]

:bawling: Just posted that on facebook earlier, it's seriously disturbing, they also found pig DNA in the burgers which is unfortunate for many people who don't eat pork either. :o

[KingBilly]

who even cares about horses?
http://i.imgur.com/OQC1K.gif

[Suze]

The only burgers I eat are Vegeburgers.

[Ammi]

..I don't eat meat..I stick to the safe vegetable...

[MTVN]

A bit of horse won't kill you

[Samuel.]

Horse sounds quite tasty.

[King Gizzard]

Would explain the long faeces

[Mrluvaluva]

A bit of horse won't kill you


Might give me nightmares though.

[Iceman]

Actually come to think of it my friend had a burger for lunch and he said he was feeling a little horse afterwards....

[Vanessa]

We eat horse meat in my country. It's sold in some supermarkets. :hugesmile:

[Niamh.]

Yeah I was listening to this, they think that the majority of the meat is beef but then the companies buy in stuff to bind the burgers together from abroad and that's when the horsemeat came in :/

[Marcus.]

We eat horse meat in my country. It's sold in some supermarkets. :hugesmile:

oh you do ness what tast like can i ask:hugesmile:

[Kizzy]

Are there no food laws anymore, surely this is illegal?

[Vanessa]

oh you do ness what tast like can i ask:hugesmile:

My mum bought it to try it some time ago. I didn't like it, but then i don't like meat that much. :tongue:

[Marcus.]

My mum bought it to try it some time ago. I didn't like it, but then i don't like meat that much. :tongue:

oh cool ness
dont like meat sometimes

[Brother Leon]

Chicken Burger Gang

Boom

[Kazanne]

The only burgers I eat are Vegeburgers.

Same here Suze,how long you been a veggie?:hugesmile:

[Niamh.]

Are there no food laws anymore, surely this is illegal?

I assume since they're investigating it then it must be illegal

[Ramsay]

Naaaaay to that

[Kizzy]

I assume since they're investigating it then it must be illegal

Never assume anything niamh, why did they even attempt it then, and risk an expose?
Really hope they are all dragged all the way to court over this!
Money is scarce, them pumping food full of foreign offal to further inflate their profit is disgusting.

[Suze]

Same here Suze,how long you been a veggie?:hugesmile:

I am more of a Pescetarian, Kazanne, as I do eat some fish, but hardly ever. But been one yonks now.

[Niamh.]

Never assume anything niamh, why did they even attempt it then, and risk an expose?
Really hope they are all dragged all the way to court over this!
Money is scarce, them pumping food full of foreign offal to further inflate their profit is disgusting.

hhhmmm, well, I'm not sure how it was covered over there, but the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine was on the news here and they're investigating it so I presume it must be illegal otherwise why would they be doing it?

It's disgraceful that the companies here and in the UK either aren't testing what they're buying in or don't care.

[Mrluvaluva]

I would imagine the list of ingredients would not match with what was actually contained in the burgers, so they would be therefore not comply with trading standards guidelines. A small tolerance only would be allowed percentage wise presumably. Otherwise the said stores would not be removing the offending items.

[Kazanne]

I am more of a Pescetarian, Kazanne, as I do eat some fish, but hardly ever. But been one yonks now.

Good on you,I started at 13 ,I hate the taste and smell of meat.although like you I do have fish now and again.

[joeysteele]

I don't eat much meat but I never buy or eat beefburgers. The only burger I will eat are ones my Mum makes herself.

[Jessica.]

-insert joke about Leona lewis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cannibalism-

[Jessica.]

http://i.imgur.com/8DRA3.png

Head over to Tesco's Facebook fan page (https://www.facebook.com/tesco?ref=ts&fref=ts&filter=2) for more. :joker:

[Mrluvaluva]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/v/710837_119284778245497_879814780_n.jpg?oh=9b5e1f41 705e919a6c58e91b6b221e1c&oe=50F7E2A2&__gda__=1358492243_de066ad4a71756222e2c1e3032de4ac 1

[Apple202]

:o

[GypsyGoth]

I'm not surprised.

Aren't chicken fillets sometimes injected with pig protein or something?

[Ramsay]

i dont see the big deal, horses taste goooooooooooooood

[Shaun]

come to think of it I don't even remember them stocking Glassheart

[Benjamin]

A bit of horse won't harm you. I've tried it, not the best meat going though.

[Jake.]

No I had some disgusting paella

[Vanessa]

A bit of horse won't harm you. I've tried it, not the best meat going though.

My mum used to buy it. It was sold in some supermarkets. But i'm not much of a meat eater. I prefer fish. :hugesmile:

[Livia]

If people can stomach eating horse, then that's their choice. You buy a beefburger though, you don't expect to find horse meat in it, not in the UK. I hear some of their burgers also had pork in. Now, I'm not strictly kosher when it comes to eating meat, but some people are, so people who don't eat pork as a religious choice should feel pretty aggrieved.

[Kizzy]

Leeds city college posted an ad on fb,
'Want to know the difference between horse and cow? Enrol on one of our butchery courses'
:joker:

[Kazanne]

Leeds city college posted an ad on fb,
'Want to know the difference between horse and cow? Enrol on one of our butchery courses'
:joker:

Oh Kizzy:joker::joker:

[arista]

The Horse bits came from Europe.

Its all the Dirt Cheap Burgers
which I would not bother with

[Mrluvaluva]

Tesco burgers are apparently their everyday value ones.

[Marc]

Mmmm horsies :love:

[Kizzy]

The Horse bits came from Europe.

Its all the Dirt Cheap Burgers
which I would not bother with

Like the tesco value range?
I have never bought those either fortunately. I would think lots on low incomes would though, not nice to think that what they are eating could be what we consider dog food is it?

[Niamh.]

Yeah, I never eat those type of burgers, I never actually eat burger at home at all

[Mrluvaluva]

http://i0.wp.com/metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/werwe.jpg?w=507

:laugh2:

[arista]

http://images.mysupermarket.co.uk/Products_1000/21/006121.jpg

Tesco Shares have shot dowen today

And they need to put a Horse, as well , on the Box


Claims 8% more beef
But its 30% Horse Meat from Europe that is the Utter Corruption,

[Kizzy]

This must be a PR night mare for tesco..... ;)

[Marc]

I say.. neigh.. to that

k done.

[Kizzy]

http://images.mysupermarket.co.uk/Products_1000/21/006121.jpg

Tesco Shares have shot dowen today

And they need to put a Horse, as well , on the Box


Claims 8% more beef
But its 30% Horse Meat from Europe that is the Utter Corruption,

8% beef 29% shergar recommended as part of a stable diet...( thanks fb) :joker:

[arista]

This must be a PR night mare for tesco..... ;)



Yes plus more Tesco Customers
are switching to Aldi and better value stores.


I could see Tesco Close

[cobdo]

http://i45.tinypic.com/2poxy5e.jpg




i went to my fridge to check on some recently purchased Tesco burgers..................and they're offfffffffff!:hugesmile:

[Livia]

i went to my fridge to check on some recently purchased Tesco burgers..................and they're offfffffffff!:hugesmile:

Haha... best one yet.

[King Gizzard]

Don't normally find anything JK related amusing

http://i.imgur.com/SU7s4.jpg

[arista]

Good One Nathan

[Marcus.]

well done sir

[Iceman]

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/72577_245789755554046_1270805217_n.jpg

[cobdo]

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/72577_245789755554046_1270805217_n.jpg

you wont get one that way.........thats a cow on top:joker:

[Marc]

Somebody already posted my joke lol

[Kazanne]

you wont get one that way.........thats a cow on top:joker:

:joker::joker:

[Kizzy]

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/72577_245789755554046_1270805217_n.jpg

Silly cow!!

[Iceman]

Silly cow!!

Ah they're young and just horsing around....

[Mrluvaluva]

Statement from Tesco:

We apologise.

You have probably read or heard that we have had a serious problem with three frozen beef burger products that we sell in stores in the UK and Ireland.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has told us that a number of products they have recently tested from one of our suppliers contained horsemeat.

While the FSAI has said that the products pose no risk to public health, we appreciate that, like us, our customers will find this absolutely unacceptable.

The products in our stores were Tesco Everyday Value 8 x Frozen Beef Burgers (397g), Tesco 4 x Frozen Beef Quarter Pounders (454g) and a branded product, Flamehouse Frozen Chargrilled Quarter Pounders.

We have immediately withdrawn from sale all products from the supplier in question, from all our stores and online.

If you have any of these products at home, you can take them back to any of our stores at any time and get a full refund. You will not need a receipt and you can just bring back the packaging.

We and our supplier have let you down and we apologise.

If you have any concerns, you can find out how to contact us at the bottom of this page, or go to any of our customer service desks in-store, or ask to speak to your local Store Manager.

So here’s our promise. We will find out exactly what happened and, when we do, we’ll come back and tell you.

And we will work harder than ever with all our suppliers to make sure this never happens again.

[cobdo]

Statement from Tesco:

We apologise.

You have probably read or heard that we have had a serious problem with three frozen beef burger products that we sell in stores in the UK and Ireland.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has told us that a number of products they have recently tested from one of our suppliers contained horsemeat.

While the FSAI has said that the products pose no risk to public health, we appreciate that, like us, our customers will find this absolutely unacceptable.

The products in our stores were Tesco Everyday Value 8 x Frozen Beef Burgers (397g), Tesco 4 x Frozen Beef Quarter Pounders (454g) and a branded product, Flamehouse Frozen Chargrilled Quarter Pounders.

We have immediately withdrawn from sale all products from the supplier in question, from all our stores and online.

If you have any of these products at home, you can take them back to any of our stores at any time and get a full refund. You will not need a receipt and you can just bring back the packaging.

We and our supplier have let you down and we apologise.

If you have any concerns, you can find out how to contact us at the bottom of this page, or go to any of our customer service desks in-store, or ask to speak to your local Store Manager.

So here’s our promise. We will find out exactly what happened and, when we do, we’ll come back and tell you.

And we will work harder than ever with all our suppliers to make sure this never happens again.

hmmmmmmm.....gotta be done dunnit?????:whistle:

[Mrluvaluva]

In response to the revelation, James Birch wrote on Facebook ‘What next? My Lidl Pony?’ in reference to the fact burgers containing horse meat had also been found in an Irish Lidl supermarket.

[Kizzy]

As if they didn't know!....

[Mrluvaluva]

New packaging...

http://proxy.storify.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FBAsRx2uC QAA03xh.jpg

[King Gizzard]

I haven't tried the horse from tesco but I hear the meat balls are the dogs bollocks

To buy a tesco burger or not to buy a tesco burger, that is equestrian

Two I've just seen on twitter that have probably already been posted in here

[Josy]

^^^ Just saw those on FB

Also "I hope someone is checking out Tescos Cock A Leekie soup"

[arista]

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/72577_245789755554046_1270805217_n.jpg


yes thats a Shock

[King Gizzard]

http://i.imgur.com/MZ7fW.jpg

[arista]

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/1/16/215559/default/v1/front17-1-329x437.jpg

Horse meat for years

[Mrluvaluva]

http://i0.wp.com/metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/tesco-tweet.jpg?w=566

:laugh:

[Alf]

I bought a burger today, the lady serving me asked if i would like anything on it? I said yes a tenner each way







are you having that one?

[Kizzy]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/18/cuts-horsemeat-scandal

The government has taken a system that was working reasonably well and in a drive to deregulate, has created a more fragmented and bureaucratic system and this horsemeat scandal has shown that there are serious flaws that need to be addressed," said Creagh.

Local authority trading standards officers are responsible for food inspections across the UK but unions say the service has been badly hit by government cuts. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills estimates that funding for trading standards services will fall from £213m in the 2011-12 to £140m by 2014.