14 March 2013 Last updated at 17:50 ET <\/p>\n
Pork DNA has been found in halal chicken sausages served in a primary school in Westminster, central London, the local authority said. <\/p>\n
The sausages were from St Mary's Bryanston Square, a Church of England school, Westminster Council confirmed. <\/p>\n
Tests on a sample from Burdett Coutts School revealed the presence of lamb and pork DNA in lean minced beef. <\/p>\n
The items have been removed from all school meals and the contractor was asked not to use its meat supplier. <\/p>\n
Council officers took seven samples in total from three schools in the last week of February to carry out tests on meat products served in schools following the horsemeat scandal. <\/p>\n
Under Islamic law, Muslims are strictly forbidden to eat pork. <\/p>\n
Halal sausages are served in 15 primary schools, two nurseries, one special school and one pupil referral unit, which take only halal meat. <\/p>\n
More than 4,400 pupils choose sausages as a meal option, the council said. <\/p>\n
The council said it decided to carry out tests for the presence of DNA from beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, goat and horse after the horsemeat scandal. <\/p>\n
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Link: 14 March 2013 Last updated at 17:50 ET Pork DNA has been found in halal chicken sausages served in a primary school in Westminster, central London, the local authority said. The sausages were from St Mary's Bryanston Square, a Church of England school, Westminster Council confirmed. Tests on a sample from Burdett Coutts School revealed the presence of lamb and pork DNA in lean minced beef Continue reading
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