A SUPERMARKET has apologised after Muslim parents discovered cheese and onion rolls they had given their children were in fact pork.

The snacks were purchased from Tesco in Great Horton Road as a treat for their children aged eight and six.

Noticing the smell, they checked the rolls, which their children had already started eating, and saw they were pork filled, rather than cheese and onion.
The eating of pork is forbidden for practising Muslims.

A spokesman for the supermarket giant said it was investigating the incident but this was the only complaint it had received about the product.

The couple, from Canterbury, Bradford, said the pack of six was clearly marked as cheese and onion, and also had a label on it saying the product was suitable for vegetarians.

The parents have complained to Tesco, which offered an apology, but they refused to accept a £20 voucher to the store.

They said the children were upset after they were told the rolls were pork, and they will now have to get rid of kitchen appliances the rolls were in contact with.

They have sought advice from Trading Standards and from the Citizens Advice Bureau.

A Tesco spokesman said: "We take great care to ensure the food we sell is of the highest quality and correctly labelled with the relevant information on ingredients and nutritional content.

"We have not received any similar complaints but we are investigating the incident."