Anyone for a Horse Burger (let's get the puns going)

Horse DNA has been found in some beef burgers being sold in UK and Irish supermarkets, the Republic of Ireland's food safety authority (FSAI) has said.

The FSAI said the meat came from two processing plants in Ireland, Liffey Meats and Silvercrest Foods, and the Dalepak Hambleton plant in Yorkshire.

It said there was no risk to health.

The burgers were on sale in Tesco and Iceland in the UK and Ireland. In the Republic of Ireland they were on sale in Dunnes Stores, Lidl and Aldi.

The FSAI said the retailers stated that they were removing all implicated batches of the burgers.

A total of 27 products were analysed, with 10 of them containing horse DNA and 23 containing pig DNA.

'Unacceptable'

Horsemeat accounted for approximately 29% of the meat content in one sample from Tesco.

In addition, 31 beef meal products, including cottage pie, beef curry pie and lasagne, were analysed, of which 21 tested positive for pig DNA.

Naaay can't be true

After a nice horse burger I like to smoke a big Shergar. Taxi.

There's got to be more to it. Lets wait to hear the tru-hoof.

Why the long face????

Not sure why Tesco's have been saddled with these accusations??

I would add more jokes on this thread but I've got the flu and am feeling a little hoarse. I'm also taking cough stirrup too. Taxi!

.......although my condition is now stable.

not like the media to stirrup a non story like this.

I've just come back from Tesco after buying up the last batches of horse meat burgers. I'll be selling them tomorrow on Ipswich Gumtree as McChopra's. Sorry, that was a bit shit.

i can't believe u all think this is funny???? now trott along

i can't believe u all think this is funny???? now trott along

Im sure ben turner's bought some of them he seems to hoof the ball up the field alot

I reckon we'll beat Blackpool foal-nil.

I want to get involved with these puns but Ill bit my tongue.

this is hardly mane-stream news...

this is hardly mane-stream news...

Terrible... Trot on

Bite me!

Eating tesco burgers has had neigh affect on me. I think they taste lame anyway. I shall shire away from eating them anymore. If pony I knew about this earlier

You lot are having a Mare

Had a burger yesterday. Got the trots today.

No horseshit Sherlock,

I pnoned in sick today, told them I had the trots, they said that's a lame excuse but furlong as your in tomorrow it will be ok

those burgers were low in fat and high in shurgar

Some good ones on here but I reckon I'll win it by a nose

Had one of those dodgy burgers yesterday, coughed my guts up......not too bad today just a bit hoarse....

News reports suggest customers are galloping out of the store this morning while staff are trying to whip up sales.

Tesco's in a strange situation here, guess they will just have to ride it out.

had a burger last night got up this morning had a bit between my teeth

Checked my tesco burgers in my freezer this morning.....and they're off