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Kebab firm fined £500k for selling lamb that was mostly skin and fat
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- Swansea Crown Court heard the lamb products of Kismet Kebabs Ltd, based in Essex, contained little actual lamb, but a mix of fat, skin, assorted meats and mechanically reclaimed meat products.
- Kismet was also ordered to pay £259,298 in costs, with a judge saying the company had engaged in "considerable dishonesty" over a prolonged period of time.
- Lee Reynolds, prosecuting on behalf of Swansea Council, told the court the firm had "misled wholesalers, retailers and consumers".
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Antonia Matthews BBC Wales Media Wales Panayiotis Vasilis Michael, left, and Djemal Enver, right, are directors of Kismet Kebabs Ltd A company which makes kebabs for takeaways and restaurants has been fined £500,000 for selling "lamb" that was "mostly skin and fat".
Swansea Crown Court heard the lamb products of Kismet Kebabs Ltd, based in Essex, contained little actual lamb, but a mix of fat, skin, assorted meats and mechanically reclaimed meat products.
Kismet was also ordered to pay £259,298 in costs, with a judge saying the company had engaged in "considerable dishonesty" over a prolonged period of time.
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