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1、英国近千万牛肉汉堡因掺马肉被召回TenmillionbeefburgersarebeingrecalledinaBritishscandaloverhorsemeatcontamination,itemergedyesterday.昨日有报道称，英国近日曝出的牛肉汉堡掺马肉丑闻事件，导致上千万牛肉汉堡被召回。 Asrevulsion（剧变，厌恶）overtheissuegrew,moresupermarketsandfastfoodchainBurgerKingweredrawnintotherow. Sainsbury's,AsdaandtheCo-ophavedecidedtor

2、emovethousandsofpacksoffrozenburgersasaprecautionarymeasure（预防措施）. ThefirmsactedbecausetheproductsweremadebyanIrishfoodgiantwhichisknowntohavebeensupplyingburgerscontaminatedwithhorsemeat. Separately,BurgerKingconfirmeditgetsburgersfromthesamecompany.However,itsaidtherehasbeenan'absoluteassuran

3、ce'thatthesearenotcontaminated. FoodwatchdogsintheUKandIrelandareracingtoestablishwhetherproductsmadeforotherretailers,take-awaysandrestaurantsarecontaminated. LastnighttheGovernmentandtheFoodStandardsAgencyannouncedaUKwidesurveyintotheauthenticityofburgersandotherprocessedmeatproducts. Thereve

4、lationshavebeenmetwithangeranddisgust,whilethecompaniesinvolvedfaceprosecutionsformisleadingshoppers. SpeakingatPrimeMinister'sQuestionTime,DavidCameron,said:'Peopleinourcountrywillhavebeenveryconcernedtoreadthismorningthatwhentheythoughttheywerebuyingbeefburgerstheywerebuyingsomethingwithhorse

5、meatinit.Thisisacompletelyunacceptablestateofaffairs.' Hewarnedthestoresinvolved,saying:'Ultimatelyretailershavetoberesponsibleforwhatitistheysellandwhereitcomesfrom.' ThealertwasfirstraisedbyIrishfoodwatchdogsearlierthisweekafterhorseDNAwasfoundinburgerssoldthroughTesco,Iceland,Aldi,LidlandDun

6、nesinIreland. ItsubsequentlyemergedthatburgersfromthesamebatchesweresoldintheBritishoutletsofbothTescoandIceland.ThebeefcontentinoneEverydayValueburgersoldbyTescowasactually29percenthorsemeat. 2ThetestswerecarriedoutinNovemberbuttheresultswerenotreleaseduntiltheyhadbeencheckedbyexpertsinGermany

7、.Itislikelythatmanythousandsoftheburgerscontaminatedwithhorsemeathavebeeneatenbyfamilies.2