Its report is based on an analysis of samples it submitted
to a lab at Trent University in Peterborough.
DNA testing found that
the beef patties, marketed as entirely made of beef by Maison du Rôti,
contained between 37 and 46 per cent horse meat. Radio-Canada tested beef
patties bought on May 9 and May 16, 2016.
Beef accounted for
about 38 to 53 per cent of the patty, and pork made up anywhere between seven
and 18 per cent.
Based on the CBC report, the Humane Society of Canada to
call for a ban on horsemeat slaughter.
No plant is certified to slaughter horses in the United
States, so most of their horses are slaughtered at Canadian plants in Alberta
and Quebec.
CBC says Maison du Roti supplies about 400 customers which
are hotels, restaurants and in the foodservice sector.
It is a violation of federal and provincial government
regulations to market meat that is improperly labelled.
