Horsemeat - now they are blaming the eu

[darmstadt]

It s quite interesting that this has come at a time where the government has cut back the FSA and then they want to introduce this:

Ministers are seeking UK exemption from proposed new EU rules which would require the declaration of the amount of meat in loose fresh meat products. The Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) also wants to allow minced meat sold in the UK to have a higher fat and collagen content than permitted in other EU states.

[moggy]

The FSA tests when they actually do them, which they don't as much as they should due to the decrease in the number of inspectors, take 3 weeks for the results to come back so by that time the horse is in the food chain. (Supposedly in mainland Europe.)

Meat Inspectors and Environmental Health Officers are actually taught to know the difference between rat, dog, cat, horse etc carcasses however they have no way of knowing what a particular minced meat is without tests.

BTW they are saying some of the "horse" may actually be donkey. I have no problem eating the majority of animals but I would like to know if I'm eating horse, donkey.

agreed, I have no problem with eating different sorts of meat either. If they can lie about what sort of meat it is, then I am concerned what other corners/standards they might have cut with the meat.

[barrydidit]

I'm gonna order some of this stuff.

Seems they're enjoying a boom in sales at the moment - further unintended consequences.

Other than Andy W's mum, has anyone knowingly had horse?

[The Spartan]

Yep it's quite common here in Switzerland, quite tasty too but then I knew what I was eating and secondly judging by how anal they are here I'm sure it came from a reputable source