Protest at Tesco selling horse meat...

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:37 am

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Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:41 am

Did you ever see this article?

M. Wells Dinette horse meat scandal: Why horse meat is more dangerous than you think. - Slate Magazine

halfway · Post by **halfway** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:54 am

oscar;1416956 wrote: .....

ha!!!!!!!!

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:48 pm

To be fair on Tesco, it was an external supplier delivering to many supermarket chains and they would have little chance of knowing about the use of illegal meat.

Having immediately dumped the suppliers involved, what's the betting that there are some surprise inspections at other meat processing plants.

njdeco · Post by **njdeco** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:45 pm

What is wrong with a bit of horse meat?

eeeeehhhaaaa

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:49 pm

njdeco;1416982 wrote: What is wrong with a bit of horse meat?

eeeeehhhaaaa
That was my reaction too, the problem was they were selling it as Beef as it was in Beef Burgers, seems as long as it comes from a cow it's beef.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:18 pm

Someone just claimed on Newsnight that it's possibly been happening for a while and we've just not known about it. I'm glad we don't eat burgers, can't remember the last time we had any.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:20 pm

Bruv;1416983 wrote: That was my reaction too, the problem was they were selling it as Beef as it was in Beef Burgers, seems as long as it comes from a cow it's beef.

There were also traces of pork in there - not illegal in itself but it was not declared in the list of ingredients which is. Also, given the religious sensitivity to pork, not mentioning it is asking for trouble.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:56 am

You should be buying British farm produce when you can anyway. if you look at the meat content of these things they are basically sawdust that has been rolled on a plate of mince.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:05 am

SnoozeAgain;1416958 wrote: Did you ever see this article?

M. Wells Dinette horse meat scandal: Why horse meat is more dangerous than you think. - Slate Magazine

Thanks for that article... that's Interesting...

My stance on the Tesco scandal Is that I don't buy meat of any kind at Tesco and certainly would never buy pre made burgers when I can make my own from beef mince very quickly. So Tesco have not affected me. But If I had of bought these burgers, what I would be enraged over Is duping me Into eating something I choose not to.

I am a big meat eater myself but I will only eat meat that I am satisfied has been slaughtered humanely by Uk regulations. But I am also a realist and understand many horses go to slaughter. The problem I and many other people have Is that the majority of horse meat comes from Europe where conditions for horses In transportation are truely barbaric and appalling. Last year, by co -Incidence, I supported Andrew Brons MEP In his call for better transportation of horses across Europe for slaughter. If I was duped Into eating horse meat from Europe, then I would be out-raged as many people are now. If any product Is clearly labelled, then the buyer has the option of boycotting It...

http://andrewbrons.eu/index.php?option= ... nt&print=1

Yeah, who'd have thought It ? a nasty Far Right BNP MEP fighting for the rights of animals ? God bless him and long may he continue.

We had a similar situation not that long ago where consumers were duped Into buying Halal meat at Tesco when It was first sold, not clearly labelled as Halal.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... tered.html

If any product Is sold ' secretly ' that's where it becomes Illegal and the public feel Injustice...

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:50 pm

All our meat is bought from the farm butchers that rear the beef that they sell. They don't inject their bacon with water that foams up in the pan when you cook it. We don't buy supermarket meat anymore.

Make your own burgers. You know what goes into them and they taste much nicer and not like carpet tiles

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:01 pm

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Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:50 am

This Is exactly why I don't or would never eat horse meat.

Cruelty to horses exposed at Red Lion Abattoir by Hillside animal welfare group | Mail Online

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:39 pm

Same can happen to lovely lambs

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:54 pm

Bruv;1417258 wrote: Same can happen to lovely lambs True.

Halal abbatoirs are worse

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:58 pm

oscar;1417261 wrote:

Halal abbatoirs are worse

I shall not be drawn......

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:14 pm

Bruv;1417262 wrote: I shall not be drawn...... Fair enough.... just saying that Halal abbatoirs are exempt from stunning the animal before It's throat Is cut.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/2977086.stm