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Further to the press release issued on Wednesday 27 March 2013, Birmingham City Council is clarifying its advice on Humza Halal meat products. Eight products were originally tested, one of which, Humza Brand Chicken Burgers in a pack of 20 with a best before date of 10th May 2013, tested positive for pork contamination. This […]
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As part of an investigation into contaminated meat products the city council's environmental health team has discovered pork extracts in a Halal meat product. The pork extracts were found while checking for adulteration with horsemeat or other non-specified meat species. The council is awaiting the full set of results but has been notified by the […]
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There has been considerable concern recently regarding the adulteration of meat products with undeclared meat ingredients, principally horsemeat and the presence of pork DNA. Environmental Health has routinely carried out meat speciation testing on products made and sold in Birmingham. To clarify, any adverse results will fall into two categories: Deliberate adulteration where a cheaper […]
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