Ready meals removed from supermarket shelves over horse meat contamination fears

[joebloggs]

:doh:NoNo:

Retail giant Tesco and discount chain Aldi revealed they have withdrawn a range of ready meals produced by French food supplier Comigel.


read more here .. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9853590/Ready-meals-removed-from-supermarket-shelves-over-horse-meat-contamination-fears.html

[imagine]

they say contamination like it was an accident the horse meat got in the food,:Erm:

[grahamw48]

I miss those budget burgers. :cwm3:

Now they're taking my Lasagne too ! :bigcry:

[imagine]

if the packaging contents were honest, i wouldnt mind eating horse, after all the meat in most products like burgers is meat scraps that would normaly be waste

[grahamw48]

Yep...'mechanically recovered' - ie, raked off the bones with a bloody great scraper machine. :smile:

[bigmarco]

After the horse meat scandal, china has jumped on the burger bandwagon they are now selling quarter pandas!

[Terpe]

After the horse meat scandal, china has jumped on the burger bandwagon they are now selling quarter pandas!

:laugher::laugher:
Very good :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

After the horse meat scandal, china has jumped on the burger bandwagon they are now selling quarter pandas!

Is that another internet myth, or have you seen something in black and white ? :Erm:

[Michael Parnham]

Now I'm a very fussy eater, but why the fuss about horsemeat? it's perfectly edible and if joints of horse meat or minced horsemeat were available I would certainly try it and if it was ok I would ceartainly buy it from time to time :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lordna]

Now I'm a very fussy eater, but why the fuss about horsemeat? it's perfectly edible and if joints of horse meat or minced horsemeat were available I would certainly try it and if it was ok I would ceartainly buy it from time to time :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I don't mind eating horsemeat....but i want to know when i am eating it!

[grahamw48]

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[Iani]

There's things people should be more concerned about in those ultra cheap readymeals, than a bit of horse.

but you know, we can all go back to eating pigs eyes, pigs minced penis, beef guts which haven't been fully cleaned out and contain traces of faeces - but at least it isn't horse :wink:

[Iani]

ps I once had a cottage pie as a teenager, from a company called "Freshbake" - I think they were sort of Kwik Save own brand.
In amongst the minced beef, I found traces of minced up grass.

Think about that........................ just think for a moment. Only one explanation for that being there.

[Michael Parnham]

Well I eat Tripe, delicious:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevewool]

shut your eyes pop it in your mouth and you would never know, i cannot understand what all the fuss is about other then not being told whats in the burgers and other stuff that will come out

[Cold Spud]

[Yeah, dont mind eating horse meat as long as they tell you what is it your eating. What could be worse than eating chinese rat meat sho-pao or dog meat sho-pao (sho-pao is a kind of dumpling) :omg:



:doh:NoNo:

Retail giant Tesco and discount chain Aldi revealed they have withdrawn a range of ready meals produced by French food supplier Comigel.


read more here .. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9853590/Ready-meals-removed-from-supermarket-shelves-over-horse-meat-contamination-fears.html

[grahamw48]

60% Horsemeat now found in that Findus Lasagne, apparently.

What I do find annoying is that they use a household (British) brand name to give the product some credibility and heritage, then the stuff is made goodness knows where. :NoNo:

[bigmarco]

60% Horsemeat now found in that Findus Lasagne, apparently.

What I do find annoying is that they use a household (British) brand name to give the product some credibility and heritage, then the stuff is made goodness knows where. :NoNo:

Up to 100% horsemeat according to the BBC.
As you say if we go to the shop to purchase a Findus Beef Lasagne or a Tesco Beef burger that's what we think we are buying. Now if people wish to eat horsemeat that's fine buy me but It's not part of my chosen diet so I would like to know if it's been included in a product.
I suppose the one lesson to be learned from all this is that you really cannot trust any of these companies because the checks are not in place.
Ditch the convenience food and get back to good old fashioned home cooking.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21375594

[grahamw48]

I agree, but fortunately I already eat very little convenince food because of the tiny portions you get, and often ripoff prices for the more 'upmarket' meals.

Nearly all fresh stuff for me, and I quite enjoy (simple) cooking, so I won't be missing much.

Quick and easy to buy some BEEF, Turkey or Pork mince and make your own burgers.

[joebloggs]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/297620/

FINDUS BEEF LASAGNES CONTAIN 100% HORSE MEAT

[Terpe]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/297620/

FINDUS BEEF LASAGNES CONTAIN 100% HORSE MEAT

Hardly accidental contamination :yikes:

I've nothing against eating horsemeat at all.
As some others have said, it's really down to what checks these companies are actually doing to safeguard the foods.
Many are not checking for horsemeat simply because it's not expected to be there.
Well what else is not meant to be there? Here in UK we've been through all this before and had probably the best and safest food anywhere in the world.

Almost all of our food is cooked at home from fresh ingredients. We're lucky in that we have a traditional butcher in the village.

[stevewool]

cant beat a good chicken:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

Well, clearly there has been criminal activity involved and a definite failure on the part of those tasked with protecting food standards.

Horsemeat is not likely to kill anyone, but what else is being missed ?

There need to be prosecutions and heavy fines/prison sentences imposed in the aftermath of this sorry affair.

This is also a good example of what can happen when outside (EU) suppliers are used where standards, attitudes and motivations are totally different to our own, and in a commercial world where manufacturers and retailers are interested in only one thing above all else...PROFIT.

As I have said before, governments and the general business culture now have the morals of back-street car dealers and double-glazing salesmen. :NoNo:

[KeithD]

I overdosed on horsemeat once.... luckily I remained stable :cwm25:

[joebloggs]

I overdosed on horsemeat once.... luckily I remained stable :cwm25:

didn't it give you the trots :action-smiley-082:

:doh

[KeithD]

didn't it give you the trots :action-smiley-082:

:doh

Nope.... I had my lucky horseshoe :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

I'm now wondering whether my budget biscuits will test positive for cardboard and wood chippings. :Erm:

Lord knows what the 'chocolate chips' are. :cwm24:

[Terpe]

Now I know why I keep trying to jump over all the fences I see :biggrin:

[Terpe]

..Lord knows what the 'chocolate chips' are. :cwm24:
:yikes: Sheep DNA

[Ako Si Jamie]

After the horse meat scandal, china has jumped on the burger bandwagon they are now selling quarter pandas!
:icon_lol: Good one. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

My Lidl Pony

[stevewool]

just watched channel 4 news, are you checking for dog/cat/rat in our meats, made me laugh, but hey who knows what is put in now, but again what you dont know dont hurt you they say:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BAroRDaCIAAaj6H.jpg

[Terpe]

Just found some out of date burgers " they're off!"

[stevewool]

tesco are changing all there small express shops to PONY EXPRESS

[Ako Si Jamie]

Can't trust these packet meals. At least grasshopper adobo does what it says on the tin. :icon_lol:

[grahamw48]

Now I know why I keep trying to jump over all the fences I see :biggrin:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9nXfffeAIU

[bigmarco]

Played safe tonight and had the Findus Filly Con Carne....

[stevewool]

went to the doctors the other day and he said i have to watch what i eat from now, so i have brought two tickets to see the grand national

[Ako Si Jamie]

I had a Shepherd's Pie from Tesco's. No problems there. Made from 100% Shepherd.

[Ako Si Jamie]

Just eaten a packet of Walkers ready salted. Found traces of crisps.

[grahamw48]

Hmm, what a co-incidence, an excess of horsemeat in Romania because carts are banned from the roads there now.

Seems I was on to something in my post (#8) 5 days ago. :)

http://filipinaroses.com/showthread.php/44198-Row-breaks-out-between-UK-and-Romania-over-targeting-of-migrants?p=417125#post417125

[grahamw48]

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[andy222]

I say hit Findus with a big fine and compensate all those people who can prove they bought one of those meals.

[grahamw48]

Well, if it isn't 'misrepresentation', I don't know what the hell is. :NoNo:

Perhaps these companies will use stuff produced by British farmers now, instead of always buying in the cheapest imported crap. :icon_rolleyes:

[bigmarco]

Well, if it isn't 'misrepresentation', I don't know what the hell is. :NoNo:

Perhaps these companies will use stuff produced by British farmers now, instead of always buying in the cheapest imported crap. :icon_rolleyes:

Excellent point and all the Supermarkets should insist on this.....But they wont.

[Ako Si Jamie]

7803:icon_lol::icon_lol::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

'Only Foals and Horses' would have been better. :icon_lol:

[KeithD]

I sure don't want to know what meatballs are these days :cwm24:

[bigmarco]

Went to the Doctors yesterday and he advised me to watch what I eat. So I'm off to the racing at Kempton Park :222:

[imagine]

now on sale at tesco
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[London_Manila]

Now I'm a very fussy eater, but why the fuss about horsemeat? it's perfectly edible and if joints of horse meat or minced horsemeat were available I would certainly try it and if it was ok I would ceartainly buy it from time to time :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Nothing wrong with horsemeat at all :smile:

Its around 80% cheaper than beef
The packet states "beef" but there no beef inside (thats where the problem is)

We seem to have lost track on the way our food is made these day

Take Findus a Swedish company who has a processing site in Belgium that imports its meat from Rumania .................

I blame the supermarkets they seem to put anything on their shelves these days without doing the proper checks

For the record i survive on Sainsbury's ready made meals = very tasty