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Original poster

to find myself shouting IT'S NOT ABOUT THE HORSE MEAT

170 replies

ICBINEG · 08/02/2013 12:22

It's about companies not having the faintest idea what is in the food they sell!

Drugs, contaminants, carcinogens, allergens etc.

If you don't even know it is horse not beef then how can I trust it doesn't contain milk and hence will not kill my DNephew if I happen to feed it to him?

The same goes for toys. If you don't know who actually made the parts and from what then how do you know it isn't smothered in lead/anything else that is extremely harmful to children?

I predict a future filled with product and toy recalls followed by lawsuits until retailers wake up to the fact that we WILL blame them when a burger/toy they sold us harms the health of our children.

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TheMightyLois · 08/02/2013 12:23

THANK YOU!!!

Grin
uberalice · 08/02/2013 12:24

Agree!

magimedi · 08/02/2013 12:25

YES!

DameMargotFountain · 08/02/2013 12:25

absolutely, but as a sanctimonious veggie, i do like to stir it up a bit Grin

Newyearoldmum · 08/02/2013 12:26

Totally agree

craftynclothy · 08/02/2013 12:26

YANBU.

I couldn't care less what 'meat' it is, it's the fact they didn't know

Original poster
ICBINEG · 08/02/2013 12:26
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sasamaxx · 08/02/2013 12:27

yes totally agree
and ppl keep saying things like 'horsemeat is pretty good meat actually'

FlouncingMintyy · 08/02/2013 12:28

Yes, that's the real story. I honestly thought we had high food standards in this country.

splashymcsplash · 08/02/2013 12:28

I disagree because I think the presence of horse meat in cheap meat products means that people need to seriously think about the ethics of cheap meat.

Chopstheduck · 08/02/2013 12:28

I agree entirely with what you are saying, but there are still a lot of people getting hung up over the fact that it is horse rather than the real issues that you raise.

wannabedomesticgoddess · 08/02/2013 12:28

Exactly.

The lack of traceability is a major factor for me!

PetiteRaleuse · 08/02/2013 12:31

YANBU and I think this is very much the thin (and safest and least shocking) end of the wedge.

WowOoo · 08/02/2013 12:31

Yes.
I wish I was a veggie at times like these.
At least you can wash any nasties off veg.

It's a shocking state of affairs, isn't it?
But, there are people on our side such as the people who found out about horsemeat.

aimum · 08/02/2013 12:32

I agree. I can't believe people are worried about the fact its horse meat as though the fact its a horse is likely to kill you. Hopefully this will make manufacturers increase their standards.

MisForMumNotMaid · 08/02/2013 12:32

DameMargot didn't it turn out in a previous food scandal that we had legislated that various animal parts weren't meat and were therefore used in products that could declare 'contains no meat'?

ivykaty44 · 08/02/2013 12:35

YABU

It is about the consumer wanting cheap food and the supermarkets putting pressure on the companies to get cheaper and cheaper prices.

if you want to know what food you are eating then buy whole food products and pay a fair price for them.

princesschick · 08/02/2013 12:37

YADNBU - I totally agree with you. We desperately try not to eat processed food at home and try to only eat organic meat, but I bet we've eaten something contaminated along the way over the years / in a restaurant / at friends / on a lazy day. Hormones, drugs, other chemicals massively bother me for all-sorts of personal health reasons. As a meat eater, this DEFINITELY not about being the wrong kind of animal (although can understand why people would be v.v.v. upset if they are particularly fond of horses).

With you all the way on this one OP! And makes me want to be even more vigilant about what we eat / where we eat out.

Original poster
ICBINEG · 08/02/2013 12:37

ivy Shock so it is unreasonable to think it isn't about the horse meat then?

I want to be clear about this because I was on 100% NU until you turned up...

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ICBINEG · 08/02/2013 12:38

ivy Also I don't really agree with your point. Supermarkets will drive for the cheapest supply now matter what mark up we are prepared to pay.

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CloudsAndTrees · 08/02/2013 12:40

Yanbu.

I agree that it isn't about horsemeat, and I agree that we should be able to trust companies over what they put in food.

But, surely anyone with an ounce of common sense knows that anything that comes out of a frozen Findus box is likely to be full of stuff they'd would rather not eat. It's cheap for a reason.

ivykaty44 · 08/02/2013 12:41

no it is about people wanting to turn a blind eye to what supermarkets practice in business, they don't want to admit they are shopping in a place that may have less than savioury practices and now they show shock and horror at one of the unsavioury practices to get them cheap food.

They are not concerned when it is farmers in countries around the world going out of businesss - as then they think it doesn't effect them.

it hasn't got any thing to do with horse meat it is to do with the fact that it may mean prices go up - and a lot higher prices for meat will come into force

chihiro · 08/02/2013 12:42

YANBU food labelling has supposed to have come a long way - telling us calories, health and allergy information, etc. And now we find that the list of ingredients bit has just been made up.

How are we supposed to trust anything written on our food?

Trills · 08/02/2013 12:42

I disagree CloudsandTrees

Anything that comes out of a frozen Findus box should have in it only what is listed on the box.

It may be written in slightly misleading language, but it should be listed.

socharlottet · 08/02/2013 12:42

Have you ever worked in the food industry? Of course Findus knew!

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