Fears were growing last night that squirrel DNA will be the next foreign DNA to be found in beef burgers.
In an exclusive investigation by The Thun our discoveries show that scientists are increasingly worried that squirrel DNA will be the next to be discovered in beef.
At the moment squirrel DNA isn't even being tested for.
If squirrel DNA is found in beef burgers next, chaos will ensue in the supermarket aisles, it is predicted.
If even just one squirrel jumped into the beef mixing unit and got squashed it could have contaminated the whole batch, one expert revealed to our reporter.
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