‘Diseased or injured animals’ concerns

Burgers containing horse meat could have been made from “diseased or injured animals”, according to environmental health experts.

Health concerns have been raised by the Society of Chief Officers of Environmental Health in Scotland (SOCOEHS) over the safety of beefburgers which have been found to contain horse meat.

The chief of the SOCOEHS said “there is no way of telling whether the meat is safe” because these burgers have bypassed official inspection.