Horsemeat - now they are blaming the eu

**doodab** · 12 February 2013, 21:21

Sounds like bollocks.

Bollock neighs.

**vetran** · 12 February 2013, 21:33

"Manufacturers who were using it for value products had to leave the UK food chain and go and look at overseas suppliers at a price similar to DSM and this is where I think things started to go wrong," he said.

surprise, it was money.

**barrydidit** · 13 February 2013, 07:30

Blaming the europeans. That didn't last long eh?

BBC News - Horsemeat row: Slaughterhouse and meat firm raided

Mind you, Todmorden and Aberystwyth? Eating horse is the least of their problems

**mos** · 13 February 2013, 07:58

How about tests for dogs, cats, rats ... perhaps even human DNA ?

**The Spartan** · 13 February 2013, 08:07

It would be nice if the public saw sense in all this and just bought their meat from a local butcher but I doubt they will continue to do so if they are because of the horse meat scandal.

**doodab** · 13 February 2013, 08:10

Originally posted by mos View Post

How about tests for dogs, cats, rats ... perhaps even human DNA ?

I'm surprised asda haven't been implicated. I had some 'ham' from there once and it didn't appear to be made from any known species of animal.

**formant** · 13 February 2013, 08:17

Originally posted by doodab View Post

I'm surprised asda haven't been implicated. I had some 'ham' from there once and it didn't appear to be made from any known species of animal.

Maybe test for Quorn?

**formant** · 13 February 2013, 08:22

Originally posted by The Spartan View Post

It would be nice if the public saw sense in all this and just bought their meat from a local butcher but I doubt they will continue to do so if they are because of the horse meat scandal.

Seriously, my local butcher is the one place I wouldn't trust. Smells absolutely rank, doesn't look clean, etc. Found that with many smaller British butcher's shops. :-/
I think British butchers just aren't anything like the ones you find on the continent.

Though I think you're probably safe enough buying "unprocessed", chilled meat - shorter, more transparent supply chain than frozen ready meals.

**BlasterBates** · 13 February 2013, 08:52

Originally posted by formant View Post

Seriously, my local butcher is the one place I wouldn't trust. Smells absolutely rank, doesn't look clean, etc. Found that with many smaller British butcher's shops. :-/
I think British butchers just aren't anything like the ones you find on the continent.

Though I think you're probably safe enough buying "unprocessed", chilled meat - shorter, more transparent supply chain than frozen ready meals.

There are a couple of good things about Britain, one is the breakfast, and the other one is the British Butcher, carcasses hanging from the ceiling and blood all over his apron, you don´t see that anywhere else.

Horsemeat - now they are blaming the eu