Catering giant recalls beef meals

A catering giant that supplies food to the North Sea oil industry, schools, care homes and the armed forces has withdrawn beef from its UK sites after a frozen product tested positive for horse DNA.

Sodexo, which provides services at 2,300 outlets, said the situation was “totally unacceptable” and the products were being recalled immediately.

The firm said: “Sodexo has had a proactive programme in place to ensure that there is no horse meat in its supply chain.

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