A Swiss laboratory discovered traces of pork in seven out of twenty tests carried out on kebabs sold in several of the country’s cities, say shocked local Muslim authorities
“Sample analyses show a very low proportion” of pork meat, or less than 0.1 percent, the Swiss Central Islamic Council (CCIS) said in a statement.
Islamic tradition forbids the consumption of pork.
The group said it believed the traces of pork were the unintentional result of gaps in the production process, saying equipment used to handle the meat may have also been used to manufacture the kebabs.
CCIS staff said they were “shocked” by the discovery deriving from random tests carried out in Basel, Biel, Geneva, Kreuzlingen, Lausanne, Lucerne, Winterhur and Zurich.
The organization ordered the test sampling after being “alarmed by the scandal that recently erupted in Germany where seven percent of pork meat was found in meat for kebabs.”
AFP/The Local (news@thelocal.ch)
Categories: Europe, Switzerland
While a percentage of 0.1% is not much it probably means that utensils are not cleaned properly (not in the restaurant, as they do not purchase pork, but before somewhere). Totally unacceptable not only from the religious point of view but also from a hygienic point of view.
May be they cook every thing in one kitchen and they use only one spoon and knife during the process of cooking.
It is unlikely, because the Kebab shops do not serve pork. Consequently it has to come from ‘before’ the Kebab shops, from the meat supplier.
I remember in Pakistan a large amount of Chicken feed was returned or disposed off on SC’s order because it had Pig’s blood. So may be traces of pork are coming because of that kind of chicken feeds.
here is link.
http://pakistanic.com/supreme-court-orders-to-dispose-off-poultry-feed-containing-pig-fat/