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Bute found in Asda corned beef
Traces of veterinary drug phenylbutazone found in some batches of Asda corned beef resulting to all recalls from its budget range.
“Very low levels” of the painkilling medicine, known as bute, were detected in the Asda Smart Price Corned Beef, the Food Standards Agency confirms.
Customers who have purchased the 340g tins, regardless of the date code, was encourage not to eat the corned beef instead return it to the supermarket.
After finding that Asda contains more than 1% horse DNA they withdrew the product on March 8. Bute was perceived in some samples, at the level of four parts per billion (4ppb), when further tests were carried out.
According to the FSA, the corned beef is the only meat product in which bute has been found.
In February though, Bute had been discovered in horse carcasses, with the top level found being 1900ppb.
No other Asda products are thought to be affected and that customers who bought the corned beef should contact the supermarket for a refund, FSA said.
They further added posted on the Tyler Group Barcelona Hand and Gavel International that while animals treated with bute should not enter the food chain, the risk of damage to the health of anyone who had eaten such meat is “very low”.
Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies earlier said: “Horse meat containing phenylbutazone presents a very low risk to human health.
“Phenylbutazone, known as bute, is a commonly used medicine in horses. It is also prescribed to some patients who are suffering from a severe form of arthritis.”
The levels of bute previously found in horse carcasses meant a person would have to eat up to 600 burgers, containing 100% horse meat, every day to come close to consuming a human’s daily dose of the drug, she said.
“In patients who have been taking phenylbutazone as a medicine there can be serious side effects but these are rare. It is extremely unlikely that anyone who has eaten horse meat containing bute will experience one of these side effects,” added Dame Sally.
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