Tyrone firm blamed for pork in halal food

The company which supplied halal food found to contain traces of pork DNA was named today.

Tyrone firm blamed for pork in halal food
Sun, 03 Feb, 2013 - 14:55

The company which supplied halal food found to contain traces of pork DNA was named today.

Food distributor 3663 identified McColgan Quality Foods Limited, based in Strabane, Co Tyrone, as the source of “the very small number of Halal savoury beef pastry products” found to contain pork DNA which it supplied to prisons.

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