<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-346" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" alt="du-porc-" src="http://halalnews.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/du-porc-.jpg" height="54" width="87" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>A HALAL lamb burger made by a company supplying schools in the UK contained up to 50% pork. </strong></p> <p>The products were made by Paragon Quality Foods Limited, which said it had never knowingly bought or handled pork, and were sent to schools in Leicester, which has a substantial Muslim population, the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-22479712" rel="noopener noreferrer">BBC</a> reports.</p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Halal </a>meat is "lawful" under Islamic laws and conforms to dietary standards for Muslims, who are not allowed to eat pork.</p> <p>The discovery was made last month and the product was withdrawn but details only became public on Thursday.</p> <p>A DNA test found the burger contained between 10 and 50% pork.</p> <p>A spokeswoman for Leicester City Council said: "The council's view is that whether it's 1% or 99%, it's still impure and unacceptable."</p> <p>Testing of the burgers was prompted by the horsemeat substitution scandal which swept Europe earlier this year.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Source : DailyTelegraph</p>