Burger King Admits to selling Horsemeat in Britain, U.S. not involved. [View all]
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinal
Would you like some horse meat with that burger? Neither would Burger King customers in Britain.
But on Thursday, Burger King admitted after two weeks of denials that tests had revealed "trace" amounts of horse meat in its burgers and Whoppers, according to the Daily Mail. It likely originated from an authorized supplier Poland, which was using meats other than beef as filler in cheap burgers, the Huffington Post said.
The fast food chain had previously denied that it was part of the so-called "horsemeat scandal," but the contamination appears to have been going on since at least last May and potentially up to a year. The scandal started two weeks ago when the Food Safety Authority of Ireland revealed that it had found horse meat and pork in burgers sold in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
In an email late Friday morning, a Burger King spokesman told me that restaurants in the United States "are not impacted" because they do not use products from the Silvercrest Foods plant that processed the patties in Britain.
"As part of our rigorous and overlapping food safety and quality controls, we conduct micro, chemical, physical and sensory analysis on our products," spokesman Miguel Piedra wrote in an email to me. "Testing for equine DNA is not a standard practice used in beef production. However, we are dedicating ourselves to determining what lessons can be learned and what additional measures, including DNA testing and enhanced traceability controls, can be taken to ensure that we continue to provide you with the quality products you expect from us."
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You know....this kinda thing could never happen in the USA...We have hired so many more new food inspectors in the last few years...
no...we have cut back food inspection.... liar......
and the companies like Burger King and Mc Ducks would never ever cheat thier customers to make a few extra bucks....
wait...wasn't there some tainted peanut butter a couple of years ago...made in a filthy plant?? right hear in the USA???...
.........tell me it isn't so...Shoeless Joe...
could it happen to burgers?????
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