UK Supermarket Chain Apologizes Over Horse Meat in Burgers

Discovery that burgers sold by a United Kingdom supermarket chain contained horse DNA led the grocer, Tesco, to publish full-page newspaper ads in several papers apologizing for allowing horse meat to contaminate beef burgers.

U.K. supermarket giant Tesco has pulled hamburger products from its shelves after inspectors found horse and pig meat in the beef products. The Tesco logo is seen outside a store on April 20, 2004 in London, England. Scott Barbour/Getty Images