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Latest News Wires Horse meat found in burgers — traces of pig, too

Horse meat and pig meat were found in burgers and ground beef sold at Ireland's biggest supermarkets. Traces of pig DNA appear in 85 percent of the tested meat, and one burger was roughly 30 percent horse meat.

By Raphael SatterAssociated Press / January 15, 2013

Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters / File

Horse meat, horse DNA, and pig DNA were found in burgers and other ground beef products, announced an Irish food safety watchdog. One burger, sold by global retailer Tesco, was made of roughly 30 percent horse meat.