Beef meals have been taken off the menu of 17 schools in Northamptonshire after traces of horsemeat were found in a supplier's beef mince.

BBC: Horsemeat found in mince destined for schools

"We understand these tests relate to a later supply of beef mince following an earlier written assurance by our supplier that all beef products had been fully tested and were cleared, " Mr Grant said.

BBC: Horsemeat found in mince destined for schools

On 8 March, 3663 recalled all batches of this frozen mince beef product.

BBC: Horsemeat supplied to Edinburgh primary schools

The council is no longer putting mince beef products supplied by Welsh Bros Ltd on the menu at its care homes.

BBC: Beef being put through a mincer

But that has now been extended to other beef products, such as mince.

BBC: Burgers

For Virginian George Washington, Christmas at Mount Vernon began at dawn with a fox hunt and ended with a staggering spread of hams, beef, turkey, goose, oysters, mince pies, wine and rum punches.

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