After two weeks of maintaining their burgers were horsemeat-free, Burger King has admitted selling beef burgers containing horsemeat which originated from Larry Goodman’s Silvercrest plant in Monaghan.
A Burger King spokesperson said:
“Four samples recently taken from the Silvercrest plant have shown the presence of very small trace levels of equine DNA. Within the last 36 hours, we have established that Silvercrest used a small percentage of beef imported from a non-approved supplier in Poland. They promised to deliver 100per cent British & Irish beef patties and have not done so. This is a clear violation of our specifications, and we have terminated our relationship with them.Through our investigation, we have confirmed that this non-approved Polish supplier is the same company identified by the Irish Department of Agriculture as the source of Silvercrest’s contamination issue.”
Previously Shergar-Free
Burger King admits selling beef burgers and whoppers containing horsemeat, Daily Mail
