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14/02/2013
Rangeland Foods Burgers Withdrawn
A batch of burger products, produced by a Co Monaghan meat processing factory, have been withdrawn after they were found to contain 5%-30% horse meat.
Produced by Rangeland Foods the burgers had been sold to the catering and wholesale sectors and had been distributed around Ireland, the UK, Spain, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
Tests carried out at the Castleblayney plant show that some burger products made with beef supplied from Poland tested positive for horse meat.
The company said the burgers were produced last September specifically for the UK market, but as a precaution it has decided to withdraw all of its untested products made from Polish meat.
The Rangelands Foods plant was closed pending investigations, but resumed production on 7 February on the basis that it uses only Irish raw materials.
(H/GK)
Produced by Rangeland Foods the burgers had been sold to the catering and wholesale sectors and had been distributed around Ireland, the UK, Spain, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
Tests carried out at the Castleblayney plant show that some burger products made with beef supplied from Poland tested positive for horse meat.
The company said the burgers were produced last September specifically for the UK market, but as a precaution it has decided to withdraw all of its untested products made from Polish meat.
The Rangelands Foods plant was closed pending investigations, but resumed production on 7 February on the basis that it uses only Irish raw materials.
(H/GK)
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