Birds Eye says an Irish processor supplied the meat used in two of its products which were found to have horse DNA in them. The company withdrew its Spaghetti Bolognase and its Beef Lasagne from the shelves last month following the discovery of horse meat.
The products were supplied to Birds Eye by the Belgian company Frigilunch N.V. which in turn was supplied by the Irish company QK Meats which is based in Co Kildare.
In a statement Birds Eye says the findings have been reported to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) and the Belgian company has suspended QK Meats as a supplier.
No other Birds Eye products have tested positive for horse DNA.
'All clear through separate testing'
The firm adds all other meat suppliers to Frigilunch N.V. have been given the all clear through separate testing programmes by both Birds Eye and Frigilunch N.V.
Birds Eye says it has now introduced a new triple-lock DNA testing programme "that will ensure no minced beef meat product can reach supermarket shelves without first having been cleared by three stages of DNA testing".
DNA testing measures were also agreed at EU level back in January.
