Burger King Whopper contain horse meat

[Smokey]

Burger King in UK has finally admitted that it has been selling burgers and Whoppers containing horsemeat despite two weeks of denials. They sells around one million burgers a week in the UK, and contaminated burgers were made by the Irish-based processing company, Silvercrest, which is part the ABP Foods Group.

It is known that the management at Silvercrest has been using a series of non-approved ingredients in their burgers for a range of household name brands. These included meat off-cuts, including horse, that were imported in large frozen blocks from Poland. The contamination has been going on since at least last May and potentially for up to one year.Y

esterday, Burger King vice president, Diego Beamonte, said: ‘We are deeply troubled by the findings of our investigation and apologise to our guests, who trust us to source only the highest quality 100per cent beef burgers."

Personally I love a big juicy Whopper if it is made right and fresh. But BK never do it the right way. They grill their burger early in the day, stack them in a pan and microwave them as per order. I also question the cleanliness of employees making the burger. They got bunch of teenagers working in the back, and god knows what goes on in the prep area.

And know we have to wonder what is in tha beef pattie (for lack of better word ) we are consuming.

[ForeverAutumn]

Every day I get closer and closer to going back to being a vegetarian. This is a good example of why. Although I don't eat fast food.

[StevenSurprenant]

Every day I get closer and closer to going back to being a vegetarian.

You and I, both! Amen...

[Hyfi]

I have not eaten a FF burger or much else besides fries for at least 15 years. There is no nutritional value in FF and I would bet that the Horse meat is better than the Mad Cows they regularly use.

[Mr Peabody]

Vegetarian isn't much better unless you are able to grow everything yourself, between the chemicals to grow them larger and to keep bugs and weeds away...... With an ever growing population having the need for food and the greed we've been pretty lucky so far. The UK is lucky all they ate was a taste of horse, which I believe France considers a delicacy, if those burgers were from China they may have been eating old rubber tires or something.

[JohnMichael]

I eat too much fast food. I eat too much microwave meals. I eat too much in restaurants. I eat too much. I eat very little Burger King. I will even eat less BK now.

I am satisfied more quickly with high quality food. Some of my favorite restaurants serve a small plate. One such plate would have a crab cake and a vegetable. Or 4 oz. tournedos of beef and you can choose one or two with a choice of side. I think meat portions are too large. I would rather have have soup or salad before a meal than desert after a meal.

No I am finished visiting BK.

[ForeverAutumn]

Vegetarian isn't much better unless you are able to grow everything yourself, between the chemicals to grow them larger and to keep bugs and weeds away...... With an ever growing population having the need for food and the greed we've been pretty lucky so far.

I agree. I actually did start a small garden last summer for the first time. I learned a lot and I'll increase it next year. But living in Canada, there is no way that you can grow your own food year round without a serious investment in your own green house. So instead I try to eat organic and GMO free as much as I can. The day a Whole Foods opened in my neighbourhood was a very happy day for me! The meat thing is more of an ethical issue for me than a health issue. In fact the reason that I went back to eating meat was for health reasons. It was recommended by my doctor.

[Feanor]

I'm see great comments here. Personally I'd be more concerned about contamination whether beef or horse. Actually horse is probably lower in fat, including trans-fats, than is beef.

I avoid restaurant hamburgers altogether but cause I have a congenital tendency to low HDL. I have to take large dosages of anti-cholesterol drugs everyday despite being quite careful about what I eat in the normal course.

If lean horse burgers were offered as a regular option I'd probably eat more burgers. Don't I have sympathy for horses? Of course I do, but I have sympathy for cows too. Vegetarianism sounds good to me but I don't get much family support in that direction.

[Hyfi]

I eat a regular burger at 1 specific pub every other month or so. At home we only eat turkey burgers or buffalo burgers. Meatballs for pasta sauce would be the only thing we use ground beef for but use the trio of pork-veal-beef.

I would have no problem trying a horse burger. I have had many different animals other than standard fare. Elk, Dear, Bear, Ostrich, Rattlesnake, Wild Boar, and so on. They all die the same way and get butchered so why would we feel worse for one than another?