KEBAB FIRM FINED £500,000 FOR MISLABELLING MEAT PRODUCTS

A food company has been fined £500,000 after selling kebab meat falsely labelled as lamb to takeaways and restaurants. According to investigations, the product contained little actual lamb and was composed primarily of skin and fat. The firm supplied the mislabelled meat to businesses across the trade. The fine follows a prosecution brought against the company over the deceptive labelling of its products.

The company sold the kebab meat to takeaways and restaurants, meaning the mislabelled product reached consumers through commercial food businesses. The meat was marketed and sold as lamb despite failing to meet that description. Skin and fat made up the bulk of the product's composition, according to food standards authorities. Food standards authorities identified the discrepancy between what the product was labelled and what it actually contained.

The case highlights the role of enforcement action in maintaining food labelling standards across the supply chain. Businesses purchasing wholesale meat products rely on accurate labelling to serve customers correctly. The fine represents one of the more substantial penalties issued in a food labelling prosecution. Regulatory bodies retain the power to pursue further action against companies found to be in breach of food standards law.