The owner of Birds Eye is recalling 15 ready meals across western Europe after horsemeat was found in a Belgium-made product.
In the UK and Ireland the products being withdrawn are the brand's traditional spaghetti bolognese 340g, shepherd's pie 400g and beef lasagne 400g.
They are made by supplier Frigilunch NV, which also produces a branded chilli con carne sold in Belgium that has tested positive for traces of horsemeat.
Birds Eye said: "We want to reassure you from the testing we have completed that all Birds Eye beef burgers, beef pies and beef platters do not contain horse DNA.
"Whilst this is not a food safety issue, it is clearly unacceptable. In accordance with our high standards, we are immediately withdrawing this product from sale in Belgium."
Iglo Foods Group, the parent company of Birds Eye, said it was pulling a total of 15 Frigilunch products as a precaution.
In addition to the three product recalls in Britain and the same meals in Ireland, it was withdrawing eight products in Belgium and one in the Netherlands.
A number of UK supermarkets have also recalled products from shelves The Continental food recall also affects ox tongue, mince, meat balls and hamburgers.
In recent weeks it has emerged European meat supply chains had been contaminated with horsemeat, which forced a number of British supermarkets to recall products.
The France-based Findus food company has also been hit by the scandal.
The Birds Eye revelation comes after it initiated a Europe-wide testing programme for horse DNA of its suppliers and on its finished beef products.
In addition to owning the Birds Eye brand, Iglo also owns the rights to Findus in Italy.
Iglo produces and markets frozen food products in 11 countries and it also distributes food across additional countries in central and eastern Europe.
It said the company has introduced an ongoing DNA test programme to prevent further contamination scandals.
Iglo said: "This will help us ensure that we continue to reach the standards that all our consumers expect from our products.
"We want to apologise to consumers and reassure them that we will keep them fully informed and that we are taking action to deal with this issue."
:: Birds Eye placed a product recall statement on its website for UK and Ireland residents and provided customer care contact telephone numbers for concerned consumers.
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