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And twerps still think that they have any value.

an' twerps don't you mean ?

me correcting oliver ... now there's a first !

No, I meant what I wrote. But do keep trying. :)

So the meat is at least traceable - Meaning that it is more likely to be of comestible quality, as opposed to being mystery meat, from a mystery source, containing mystery microbes and parasites.

yup perfectly traceable

as long as there isn't a " translation " error between the romanian and the cypriot agents and the paper work is all above board between the poles's and the french

plenty of scope for something to go astray / have it's documents forged

surely it should like this
farm in herefordshire sells moo-cow to tesco's abbatoir in swindon tesco's abbatoir swindon distributes to shops food gets put on shelves

can't see what could go wrong there

What? have you been to swindon?

Anyone who eats meat in this day and age, unless they are killing, skinning, and curing it themselves, knows full well (even if they cant quite admit it consciously to themselves) that the animals have been kept in horrible conditions, stuffed with steroids and corn, slaughtered inhumanely, and then ground up with sawdust and whatever else was sitting outside next to the recycling bins at the time, for packaging for your meal. If you eat meat, then accept the fact that you are eating shit.

Ha! Generalise much?

Ha! Hyperbolise much?

A little...

^^^, not ^^.

^_^

I'm hungry.

I could eat a horse.

Too late?

Everything that kev says up to slaughtered inhumanly is true in my opinion, if you eat sausages, burgers or anything made up from bits then the rest is true too.

The thing is, it doesn't matter if the pigs are kept in boxes and fed mostly steriods and antibiotics... Bacon is tasty :)

I try to eat less meat, but it's hard when meat is sooooo tasty.

Anyone who eats meat in this day and age, unless they are killing, skinning, and curing it themselves, knows full well (even if they cant quite admit it consciously to themselves) that the animals have been kept in horrible conditions, stuffed with steroids and corn, slaughtered inhumanely, and then ground up with sawdust and whatever else was sitting outside next to the recycling bins at the time, for packaging for your meal. If you eat meat, then accept the fact that you are eating shit.

meh

Anyone who eats meat in this day and age, unless they are killing, skinning, and curing it themselves, knows full well (even if they cant quite admit it consciously to themselves) that the animals have been kept in horrible conditions, stuffed with steroids and corn, slaughtered inhumanely, and then ground up with sawdust and whatever else was sitting outside next to the recycling bins at the time, for packaging for your meal. If you eat meat, then accept the fact that you are eating shit.

What a load of cobblers.

For a start something like Kosher meat demands extremely high Slaughter standards. Which is absolutely guaranteed.

Depending on what you believe is the ideal way to slaughter an animal, then large scale abboitors also do a decent job. Some people believe bolt guns and stunning are more "humane" - I dont. I prefer traditional methods. I have visited my local abboitoir that does non-mechanised methods and am very content with it.

In terms of raising those animals, then we do it perhaps the best in the world in the UK. Cattle & Sheep get to live in pretty idyllic conditions and are fed mainly Grass.

The butchers I go to, even my corner shop - can tell me where exactly the meat comes from down to the farm.

And what the feck are you on about with sawdust? Most of use by whole cuts of meat. Even when getting from a supermarket you can see what it is. Many people like myself purchase meat from butchers where you can watch minced meat being made, which is actually an excellent way of recycling fiddly fatty bits of meat. I actually ask for offal to be put in.

Tell me in what situation ever, has sawdust/random bulking agents been found in Red Meat? (not ready meals but meat on its own) in the UK?

They put MRM (mechanically reclaimed meat) into processed food, but again I only see this as a good thing. Making maximum use of all the fiddly hard to get bits and bone marrow also. I would happily eat a bowl full of MRM.

Kev/Jeez - What makes you think none meat based food is any different?

Still, if people really are brave enough to eat anything other than organic steak from waitrose I should really be doffing my cap.

You have been well and truly brainwashed. Or should that be greenwashed?

kev/jeez - what makes you think none meat based food is any different?

rep rep rep

Too late?

too soon

I'm so farking tired of seahorse in my salmon patties!

Kev/Jeez - What makes you think none meat based food is any different?

What would they be putting in? Most veggie food is so cheap to produce their is no need to bulk it out, and if they did it would still be vegetable to it doesn't really matter. People are a bit less squeamish about their pearl barley being adulterated with Israeli couscous than they are about their bangers being packed full of horse dong

Do you mean 'non-meat based food' rather than 'non-veggie food'?

yup

What would they be putting in? Most veggie food is so cheap to produce their is no need to bulk it out, and if they did it would still be vegetable to it doesn't really matter. People are a bit less squeamish about their pearl barley being adulterated with Israeli couscous than they are about their bangers being packed full of horse dong

have you seen the market in corn wheat soy etc over the last few years
it's not so cheap anymore.

soy beans

wheat prices

I'm so farking tired of seahorse in my salmon patties!

hermaphrodite burgers anyone?

We just need honest packaging...

http://www.waitrose.com/shop/ProductView-10317-10001-36046-Waitrose+packed+chicken+enchiladas