Amid mislabelling claims, South African meat producer says its products contain nothing but beef Karan Beef, one of South Africa’s biggest beef producers, says its products contain nothing but beef, following allegations that its foods also contained other types of meat.Last month, it was reported that University of Stellenbosch researchers found traces of soya and donkey, goat and water-buffalo meat in samples of processed meat products. This has led to an investigation by the National Consumer Commission into the labelling of such products.Some of these hidden ingredients pose health risks to people with allergies, while others are deeply offensive to those with ethical views on what they will eat. Pork is forbidden to observant Jews and Muslims and many African communities, while beef is off limits to Hindus.Ivor Karan, owner of Karan Beef, said on Wednesday that tests done on its beef products last week had found no foreign meats."It is impossible to find foreign meats in any of...
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