Burger contamination traced to Polish ingredient

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney says his department has made a major breakthrough in tracing the source of the horse meat found in Irish beefburgers.

Burger contamination traced to Polish ingredient

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney says his department has made a major breakthrough in tracing the source of the horse meat found in Irish beefburgers.

Simon Coveney told a news conference this evening that an ingredient sourced from Poland, and used at Silvercrest plant in Monaghan for the past year is highly likely to have been the cause of the contamination.

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