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Thu, 02 Jul 2026

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 Goat and skin in millions of 'lamb' kebabs compared to horsemeat lasagne scandal

Millions are likely to have eaten "lamb" kebabs that were actually made with goat, skin and fat.

*Kismet Kebabs, one of UK's largest doner kebab makers, fined £500,000 after pleading guilty to fraud
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*Kebab firm sold lamb meat as 70-87% lamb, but tests showed it was only 10-40% sheep or less
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*Trading standards officers found goat, beef fat, chicken drumsticks and "Play-Doh"-like kebab paste in Kismet factory
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*Kismet Kebabs made £6m from the fraud, which occurred between 2021 and 2018, according to investigators
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*The firm was sold as one of UK's largest suppliers of lamb doner kebabs, despite being found to contain high amounts of goat meat and fat
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*Kismet Kebabs has been accredited by global food safety standard BRCGS since 2024, but its accreditation was reviewed after court proceedings were brought against the company
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