Trusting your food

richlevy · 02-09-2013, 10:15 AM

It looks like England and Europe are having food trust issues. I didn't say food safety, since horsemeat is not technically unsafe.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21034942

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Horsemeat accounted for approximately 29% of the meat content in one sample from Tesco.
In addition, 31 beef meal products, including cottage pie, beef curry pie and lasagne, were analysed, of which 21 tested positive for pig DNA.

And then it just grew from there....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21335872

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Food retailers have been told to carry out tests on all processed beef products after some Findus lasagne were found to contain 100% horsemeat. It follows the discovery of that meat in some burgers and the contamination of some halal food with pork.

FYI, halal is the Muslim version of kosher. While people unknowingly eating horsemeat has an ick factor and may cause some isolated allergy issues, contaminating kosher or halal products has religious implications. I can forsee a lot of lawsuits coming down on this.

orthodoc · 02-09-2013, 10:23 AM

Processed beef and agribusiness meat/foods in general ...

Sundae · 02-09-2013, 02:00 PM

We got a problem?
Neigh, your honour.

I picked a good time to stay away from most processed food though.
Got some salmon marinating in the fridge. And some sweet & sour chicken my Mum made.

Okay, so I have too-stressed-to-eat-itis again.
But if it means I'm not eating horse that's all well and good.
I've eaten horse in France, but I paid horse prices. Double-plus-ungood to eat horse and pay beef prices. Won £24 on a horse race today (£3 stake). Far better than a £3 steak I can tell you.

richlevy · 02-09-2013, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae

I've eaten horse in France, but I paid horse prices. Double-plus-ungood to eat horse and pay beef prices. Won £24 on a horse race today (£3 stake). Far better than a £3 steak I can tell you.

Well I guess it's a win-win situation. If the horse wins, it's £24. If it loses, you can buy cheap lasagne the next day.

This might make chicken and fish processed foods extra popular for a while. Basically, any inexpensive processed beef meals before the period when this extra inspection will take place is suspect.

P.S. Great timing for the new deadhorse smiley, UT.

02-09-2013, 10:23 AM	#2
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Processed beef and agribusiness meat/foods in general ... __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

02-09-2013, 02:00 PM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	We got a problem? Neigh, your honour. I picked a good time to stay away from most processed food though. Got some salmon marinating in the fridge. And some sweet & sour chicken my Mum made. Okay, so I have too-stressed-to-eat-itis again. But if it means I'm not eating horse that's all well and good. I've eaten horse in France, but I paid horse prices. Double-plus-ungood to eat horse and pay beef prices. Won £24 on a horse race today (£3 stake). Far better than a £3 steak I can tell you. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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