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Let them eat horse meat
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supercrutch | Report | 23 Feb 2013 23:43 |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21559451 |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 23 Feb 2013 23:50 |
Nice to see Cameron's not the only politician who regards 'The Poor' as so different to himself, they may as well be aliens. :-D |
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supercrutch | Report | 23 Feb 2013 23:56 |
Well it's one clamour for "orf with their heads" and the other |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 23 Feb 2013 23:59 |
I think it was a government minister rather than the evangelical church. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:02 |
Mainly because, as it shouldn't have been in the food chain, do we really know where it came from, and how contaminated with drugs it was? |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:08 |
For me it's not about what animal it came from but the traceability of the product, |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:09 |
but it is and should be in the food chain - we are just about the only country in the world that does not regularly consume horsemeat. |
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supercrutch | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:15 |
I have eaten it in Austria and Germany. It's a contaminant,in this case, untraceable, possibly Romanian horses that were sickly with gawd knows what, not passed by a vet at the abattoir. If you want that Errol go for it. I wouldn't touch it with a 30 foot pole. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:16 |
Errol, The traceability of the product cannot be assured using tests in the way as had been done, Because the product is not traceable then you would need to test every individual packet which is not practical or cost affective |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:21 |
What is a contaminant? |
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Susan10146857 | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:22 |
I am sure there must be some foods or liquids that you won't eat Errol. I would never dream of eating Horse meat, no matter who said it was ok to. Beef is Beef and Horse is Horse If it is ok to eat it why sell it as beef? |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:23 |
Roy could that not be said of every single product on the market then? |
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Muffyxx | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:28 |
Waste not want not.........BUT.....If it REALLY is harmless they should replace it with everything on the menu at the vastly subsidised House Of Commons Restaurants...lets see how many of them take advantage .....I'm guessing not many. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:29 |
A drug is a contaminant, Errol. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:34 |
We could put this a different way. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:41 |
The thing is it's not just mislabeled food, The meat in the product cannot be traced back to it's origin, |
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supercrutch | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:43 |
To me there is no difference between mouldy grain being sent to Africa because it's food. The fact that rich countries consider it waste but they are being humanitarian by gifting it is crass hypocrasy. This smacks of the same attitude. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:58 |
Errol, Even fruit and veg are traceable to the farm and field they grew and any fertiliser used and if stored what chemicals where used when in storage and the soil is tested before planting and even the seed used to grow the fruit and veg are traceable in exactly the same way |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 24 Feb 2013 00:58 |
I won't Sue, cos I'm on mine :-D |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 24 Feb 2013 01:02 |
Roy, from what I understand, in this country, anyway, farmers have to keep vast records on what drugs have been given to their animals, and when. |
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