<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-303" src="http://halalnews.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/catering.jpg" width="155" height="103" alt="catering" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1 class="story-header" style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 34px; margin: 3px -160px 13px 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 2.461em; clear: both; position: relative; width: 623px; letter-spacing: -1px;">Halal meat in Birmingham found to contain pork</h1> <div class="story-feature related narrow" style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; position: relative; margin: 0px -160px 16px 16px; width: 144px; float: right; display: inline; overflow: hidden; clear: right; font-size: 13px;"><a class="hidden" href="#story_continues_1" style="color: #4a7194; font-weight: bold; position: absolute; top: -5000px; left: -5000px;">Continue reading the main story</a> <h2 style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 11px 0px 12px; font-size: 1.231em; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #d8d8d8; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #d8d8d8; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</h2> </div> <p class="introduction" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.077em; clear: left; font-weight: bold;">Pork extracts have been found in a halal meat product during tests carried out by Birmingham City Council.</p> <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.077em; clear: left;">The council said the pork was found in packs of 20 Humza brand chicken burgers with a best before date of 10 May 2013.</p> <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.077em; clear: left;">There is no evidence to suggest Roshan Foods, who distributed the product, has caused the contamination deliberately, a spokesperson said.</p> <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.077em; clear: left;">The council said it was working closely other local authorities to trace "where and how this has occurred".</p> <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.077em; clear: left;">The pork extracts were found while checking for adulteration with horsemeat or other non-specified meat species, a spokesman added.</p> <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.077em; clear: left;">The council said investigations were "on-going" and the Birmingham-based company involved is "co-operating fully".</p> <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.077em; clear: left;">Their retail and catering customers have been notified and a product recall has started, the council said.</p> <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.077em; clear: left;">A spokesperson said further sampling on other products produced by the company has been carried out and the results should be known "by the end of next week".</p> <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.077em; clear: left;">Source : &nbsp;BBC News</p>