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Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:

"The FSA has asked retailers to test beef products for the presence of more than 1% of horsemeat, with anything above that figure considered to be a sign of adulteration."

 

Why is ANY percentage being allowed?

Maybe it is to allow for cross contamination of utensils etc?

Baz
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:

But we don't eat horsemeat in this country - so there SHOULD BE no such contamination, regardless of where the stuff is prepared.

The reason for that could be that it's not widely available, if it was you might find that it was eaten more often in this country.

Cinds
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:

But we don't eat horsemeat in this country - so there SHOULD BE no such contamination, regardless of where the stuff is prepared.

Yes, but a lot of our meat doesn't come from here....

That's what I'm meaning though Baz. No matter what country it's coming from and/or is prepared in, if it's for the UK market it shouold contain zero percent stuff that is not wanted/eaten in the UK.

The plant can cater for any amount of countries' tastes, but there should be no transferrence between countries' foodstuffs.

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:

But we don't eat horsemeat in this country - so there SHOULD BE no such contamination, regardless of where the stuff is prepared.

Yes, but a lot of our meat doesn't come from here....

That's what I'm meaning though Baz. No matter what country it's coming from and/or is prepared in, if it's for the UK market it shouold contain zero percent stuff that is not wanted/eaten in the UK.

The plant can cater for any amount of countries' tastes, but there should be no transferrence between countries' foodstuffs.

Yes I agree. It makes me doubt that they clean their machinery. Maybe theres no such thing as norovirus and we've all been puking due to unhygienic meat full of bacteria etc 

FM
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien (fka noseyrosie):
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:

But we don't eat horsemeat in this country - so there SHOULD BE no such contamination, regardless of where the stuff is prepared.

Yes, but a lot of our meat doesn't come from here....

That's what I'm meaning though Baz. No matter what country it's coming from and/or is prepared in, if it's for the UK market it shouold contain zero percent stuff that is not wanted/eaten in the UK.

The plant can cater for any amount of countries' tastes, but there should be no transferrence between countries' foodstuffs.

Yes I agree. It makes me doubt that they clean their machinery. Maybe theres no such thing as norovirus and we've all been puking due to unhygienic meat full of bacteria etc 

Could well be, I've never been affected by this (alleged ) norovirus bug (and I work in a hospital) so maybe I've just managed to avoid all the unhygenic meat, etc.

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Sprout:

It's like the Tesco man says.....we need to get back to eating our own home grown mea

 

 

I only buy my meat from my son in law...I know its English, he cuts the joints, chops, its all straight from the cow/pig/lamb, I know exactly what I am eating 

 

I know, but not everyone has a butcher as a son in law   

FM
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:

I only buy my meat from my son in law...I know its English, he cuts the joints, chops, its all straight from the cow/pig/lamb, I know exactly what I am eating 

 

I'm similar, however if the butcher was selling horse, I may well buy that too!  Whilst I can see people's point to a degree, if they buy some shite ready/frozen meal with all sorts of crap in it, why get upset that it's got a bit of horse in it too? It's certainly not about animal welfare. Seems to me that it's just about  a cultural norm re not eating horse.... Cow, sheep, pig, chicken = okay apparently, irrespective of what crap it's mixed with as long as it's not from an animal us Brits don't generally eat!

FM
Originally Posted by pirate1111:

when i buy meat-i want it to be what it says on the package/label

we've all probably eaten horsemeat but we asked for beef

 

and its a bit cheeky that we're sold a lesser cut of meat at full price

 

ive gone veggie now

 

good job i like veg

Is there any particular veg' that you wouldn't eat pirate, cos it's not the done thing in these parts?  Or would you be outraged if, for e.g.they slipped a few slivers of okra into a cheap veggie ready meal without telling you?

FM
Originally Posted by Garage Joe:
Fish and chips? NB. Chip shop fish does not count as sea filth. Politics? Semiology? Minority rights? Airwaves? Beer? Etc.

As above^^^^ the important things....Thank Christ 'though that you're one of my best interwebby friends rather than I have to bloody feed or eat out with you in rl! xxx

 

FM
Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:

BUTTER BEANS

I LOVE butter beans!

Tomorrow's headlines: YOU"VE BEAN HAD 1% Trace of butter bean has been found in Morrison's vegetable chilli con carne. If you thought that your chilli was 100% kidney bean, then think again. We suspect that this is the key to locating the source of the winter vomiting bug 'norovirus'....full story in our Sunday supplement special with a free sick bag  

FM

Somebody said to me the other week....so what if it's horse, sure you're eating meat any how

 

I think the 1% horse dna isn't actually meat going into it..it could be something they're using to like bind it or something, that's what I read some where.

 

The fact is it doesn't matter whether you spend ÂĢ1 on a meal or ÂĢ100 you should be made fully aware of what's in it.  Yes you spend pennies you should expect a cheaper cut of meat and should be less entitled to get on your high horse if it's not fillet steak going into the food, but for it to be a completely different animal is something that's completely unacceptable.

 

It's only a culture thing in so far as we don't eat meat, but more importantly its a consumer thing.  In my mind it's completely outrageous that they can sell you something and dupe you into believing it's something else.

Temps
Originally Posted by liverbird:
Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:

BUTTER BEANS

100% agree with you Soozy!

Me too!

 

....and the salt level in ready meals.

 

I possibly put more salt than is strictly necessary in my pot of homemade soup.

But the whole pot (6 or 7 helpings) probably has the same or less salt than a 'one-person-helping' of a ready meal.

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing

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