Food safety officials are cheking wether frozen chiken breasts on sale in the UK could be mixed with beef protein, thus posing a potential BSE risk. (The fatal disease of cattle that effects the central nervous system) The Food Standards Agency said it was carrying out 'more sensitive tests' to check for beef proteins in certain brands of chiken fillets from the Netherlands and other countries, including the UK.
But it stressed no evidence of bovine material had so far been found in any chicken in the UK.
Proteins are sometimes added to chicken to make the meat absorb water. The process, known as 'tumbling', has been common in the Netherlands for several years but also happens in other countries.
The Dutch Food Safety Authority said the companies involved would be given an official warning for improperly labelling their export products but would not be fined, as no real health problems had been caused, says BBC News world edition.
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