his-n-her-scoobs

iTrader: (5)

Answer me this.

If the government can't be certain what the meat is, or where it is from, or where it has been. Then how the hell can they say it's safe to eat?

dpb

What you afriad of

his-n-her-scoobs

iTrader: (5)

I'm afraid of eating something that is not good for me. Aged horses on painkillers or antibiotics. Brains **** and lips. Meatballs may be just that.

You don't think they sold us the best cuts do you?

The point is that our government are suggesting that the food is safe, WHEN THEY CAN'T KNOW THAT IT IS! MORONS

dukeoffenland

Buy from trusted suppliers then like your local butcher instead of pound grabbers like tesco

dpb

You don't think cooking has some serious affect on any this

dpb

It's certainly a fillip when he needed it.


Be honest the rest the time I'd be forced to go veggie

markjmd

iTrader: (11)

Two different kinds of tests, one to check the stuff is from the right species of animal, the other to check for chemicals, bacteria etc. It's hardly rocket-science, although personally I wouldn't go near a frozen value burger or lasagna.

hodgy0_2

you're quite right, as I said in another post it is not really a "horse" issue

it is the fact that no one seems to have a fvcking clue what is in the food you eat

PaulC72

Put it this way, if you get the trotts after eating it, it was probably horse, if you fart allot it's cow.

dpb

I'd want it microwaved first,at least.

Adrian F

they cant say its safe to eat they are just trying to stop the Public demanding a ban on EU meat imports as that would prove that we cant over rule EU laws even if public health is at risk

his-n-her-scoobs

iTrader: (5)

And who are going to be trusted to do these tests? Oh yes, the same people who hadn't realised we are not getting what we have been sold.

If you purchased a container of Millers 10W50 of me and then, after using several containers, found it was Tesco 5w30 you would not be comforted by the "it's all oil innit" type of argument our government seem to be using.

I'm not bothered about eating horse (actually it's not bad) or snails or frogs legs etc. I just expect to receive what I have paid for. A safe foodstuff from a known source.

Again, how can they maintain it is safe when they have no idea what it is or where it came from? Our whole food industry has been undermined by greedy foreigners. And again the whole world is laughing at us.

dpb

Is it actually an less safe though than our mad cow

his-n-her-scoobs

iTrader: (5)

Should be banned until they can prove that we are receiving what we are buying. What would happen if it was the other way round?

Then perhaps the EU should take a good look at itself. UK food providers are going out of business struggling to comply with all the barmy EU laws that the rest of Europe (barring Germany) seem to be ignoring. It is no longer a level playing field.

his-n-her-scoobs

iTrader: (5)

No, but we didn't try to palm it off as lamb to the Greeks

ScoobyWon't

You won't get BSE from horse burgers!

his-n-her-scoobs

iTrader: (5)

What about equine infectious anemia "Horses Aids"?

unfeasablylargegonads

iTrader: (3)

no matter what they say to stop the panic its obvious that its 100% proven that illegal meat is in this food so they *can not* guarantee its safe/has been safe to eat as the fact is they don't know where its come from how it was raised, slaughtered, stored, that the animals were disease free, what feed they had etc. In fact it leads to questions about the meat that is actually beef, it makes a mockery of the traceability/safeguards that are meant to be in place.

ScoobyWon't

Neigh, lad. I wouldn't worry about it.

JackClark

Always moaning, you pay a premium for horse on the continent. I wish I'd bought more of the Tesco burgers whilst I could, delicious.

ScoobyWon't

They can only ban imports of meat once they have been proven to be unsafe to eat.

But seeing as a place in Wales and one in Yorkshire have now been raided on suspicion of using horse meat, I doubt a ban would be likely if we're doing it ourselves too.

his-n-her-scoobs

iTrader: (5)

You pay a premium for Horse WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S HORSE

his-n-her-scoobs

iTrader: (5)

Funny, seem to remember most of Europe banning British meat long before any proof of BSE. Or is that just my dodgy memory?

dpb

I think it may indeed been the suspicion, are you a butcher your self

The more scaremongering the better for our own I guess

Beastie

iTrader: (2)

Surely the point is that we should know what we are buying. If they stick anything in there what is the point in packaging?

If i buy some tinned ham, am i getting tinned ham? or is it soya and some other stuff.

If i buy milk has it got horse in it too?

Where does it stop, is a carrot a carrot or is it something pressed into the shape of a carrot and sold as such??

If i buy petrol and its got 1% diesel in it, should i be angry?

Would we be angry if we bought 99 ron petrol from Tesco and actually got 95 Ron without us knowing??

Of course we would.........

dpb

No the point was, is it safe.

urban

iTrader: (1)

First it was Eastern Europeans at fault.

But now you bloody mainlanders are at it.

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

And Tesco products are mentioned TWICE.

Yet no-one is pointing the finger at them?

No wonder they are Britain's richest supermarket, Tossco.

urban

iTrader: (1)

I know.

Seriously though, if you're paying peanuts for burgers, what do you expect.
something stupid like £1 for 8 burgers - its cheap for a reason.

dpb

We're just as mainland as you.