Breaking News - Burgers pulled in UK after tests reveal horse

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Darren Staples / Reuters, fileIn 2007, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay called for British people to start eating horse meat, saying it was healthy and "packed with protein."By Ian Johnston, Staff Writer, NBC NewsLONDON -- The idea of eating horse meat has been described as the “last taboo” of English cooking.

So one of Britain's leading supermarkets, Tesco, was doubtless horrified at having to post a statement saying that horse DNA had been found in hamburgers on sale in the U.K. and Ireland.

Tim Smith, Tesco’s group technical director, said the store apologized “sincerely for any distress” caused.

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