date:Apr 22, 2014
In total, 25 of these samples were found to contain only beef, with other meat species observed included chicken and turkey.
As part of the additional priority testing, local authorities will test 300 samples from takeaway restaurants and report the findings to the FSA. Sampling will begin in May 2014.
FSA chief operating officer Andrew Rhodes said substitution of lamb for cheaper meats in takeaway food, as seen in the agency's own data and the survey released today by Which?, is unacceptable