Breaking News - Horse meat scandal: Burger King axes UK supplier

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Kieran Doherty / Reuters, fileFast-food chain Burger King has dropped a supplier whose supermarket products were found to contain horse DNA. The restaurant company says its products were not affected.By Kate Holton, ReutersLONDON -- Burger King said on Thursday it had stopped using one of the firms caught up in the scandal of supplying British grocers with hamburger that contained horse meat.

The British food industry has been rocked by the revelation last week that retailers including market leader Tesco and smaller chains Aldi, Lidl and Iceland had sold beef products that contained horse meat.

Food safety experts say horse meat poses no added health risks to consumers, but the discovery has raised concerns about the food supply chain and the ability to trace meat ingredients.

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