Dive Summary:
- In a flurry of news released earlier this week, horse DNA had been found in sveral British and Irish meat products.
- Lidl, in response to this news, pulled many of its products off the shelves in Ireland after the Food Safety Authority of Ireland released their findings.
- The company maintains there are no health risks involved, but they are fully investigating the incident.
From the article:
The supermarket told FoodBev.com: Lidl UK is committed to maintaining the highest quality standards across its entire range. Following receipt of the findings of the FSAI study, Lidl has taken the decision to remove the implicated product from sale.
The relevant authorities have confirmed that this does not cause any health risk whatsoever but this does not detract from the fact that this should not have happened. A full investigation is underway to ascertain how this incident occurred. A refund will be provided to customers who wish to return affected products.