'No horsemeat in Bath school meals' suppliers assure
School and community meals in Bath have not been affected by the ongoing horsemeat scandal, suppliers have assured.
Welsh Bros Foods and apetito, which supply school and community meals in Bath respectively, say tests for the presence of horse DNA in their produce were negative.
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Welsh Bros Foods and apetito say tests for the presence of horse DNA in their produce were clear
The assurances come after Irish food inspectors last month announced they had found horsemeat in some burgers stocked by a number of UK supermarket chains including Tesco, Iceland and Lidl.
Two weeks later pig DNA was found in supposedly halal products for Muslim prisoners.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has started a sampling programme to investigate how far the contaminated products have been distributed, and ordered food businesses to carry out authenticity tests on all beef products such as beef burgers and meatballs.
The tests are for significant levels of horsemeat, and businesses must have the first set of results by Friday February 15.
The Government has warned while all processed beef products are safe to eat, consumers should brace themselves for more unwelcome news this week.
Welsh Bros Foods and apetito have assured they have not been implicated in the scandal.
A comment from Welsh Bros Foods, sent to This is Bath by a spokesperson for Bath & North East Somerset Council, reads: “Welsh Bros Foods do not purchase or process any horsemeat.
“Burgers are produced from forequarter meat and trims from carcasses purchased from approved licensed abattoirs in the UK.
“Welsh Bros Foods produces all of its burgers in house to its own recipes. Welsh Bros Foods does not procure any burgers from anybody else.
“Welsh Bros Foods has as a matter of precaution and re-assurance already submitted burgers, beef mince and beef trims to a laboratory for testing for the presence of horsemeat DNA. All tests were negative for the presence of horse DNA.
“Welsh Bros Foods will be submitting further samples to be tested for the presence of horse DNA on Monday 11.02.13. This is for reassurance purposes only.”
Meanwhile apetito said DNA tests carried out on all beef raw materials and finished products on January 29 were “100 per cent clear”.
“As a result we have no evidence whatsoever that apetito is implicated in the incident”, its statement read.
The supplier also said it “has never traded, purchased or produced equine products”, and said its producer of Halal meals has confirmed all meat used is sourced from authenticated Halal and EU-approved suppliers. Its producer of Halal meals also confirmed it does not use beef in any meal, apetito said.
The supplier's statement continued: “apetito and Wiltshire Farm Foods are 100 per cent committed to producing high quality, nutritious and safe food in which our customers can have confidence”.
7 Comments
by DBath
Wednesday, February 13 2013, 12:27PM
“Also, it's not just fact that it's horse meat. It's a problem because it's uncontrolled and the horses probably weren't bred for food. Who knows what food and drugs the horses were given which could be harmful to humans, and which has now found it's way into the human food chain.”
by mil8l3i5e9
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 6:53AM
“PWBath, I know horse meat is nice to eat, that not the problem. If something is labled beef you expect to eat beef not horse.”
by PWBath
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 4:26AM
“Horse is delicious. Don't know what the problem is. If you eat cows and chickens, why not the rest of Gids creatures?”
by Imp-Act
Monday, February 11 2013, 10:29PM
“I remember the so called school dinners that were delivered by the old three wheeled Scamel truck with a little trailer full of Aluminium trays that were full of god only knows what! The dinners cost 6d (per week or per dinner I'm not sure)! I remember we got live food served with our salades and fresh boild slug, snail and other bugs that lived in/on greens! The food was thrown together in kichens that were on the place the tec collage/car park area is on the river front! Oh! Those good ol' days of Polio/rickets/ringworm and nobody gave a **** what we ate!”
by mil8l3i5e9
Monday, February 11 2013, 7:55PM
“If by the look of the burger that's in the picture, it could be anything. Doesn't look very nice whatever the meat is.”
by DaveF_Walcot
Monday, February 11 2013, 3:53PM
“"tests for the presence of horse DNA in their produce were negative"
That a bit disappointing. It would have greatly improved the nutritional content of much of what is served up.
Seriously though, even if the "criminal element" is proved, the FSA still has to take some responsibility. I mean, food testing is it's primary job. Starting it at this time is like... well, we now know where the proverbial bolted horse has ended up.”
by jezer
Monday, February 11 2013, 3:14PM
“Well, I'm sure this was not always the case. When I was at school we were always horsing around. Now I know the reason....”