Cobblestones said:That just means two things. First the horsemeat obviously came from free-range horses and second Romania>>US when it comes to traffic laws.
I was hoping for a picture of Floyd Landis driving such a buggy (buggie?)
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Cobblestones said:That just means two things. First the horsemeat obviously came from free-range horses and second Romania>>US when it comes to traffic laws.
frenchfry said:From a French perspective, this is an economic scam and cultural scandal, and not a nutritional problem. Horse meat is readily available here and even considered nutritionally superior by many.
Horse meat is cheaper than beef so buying horse meat and selling beef increases the margins. The Anglo Saxon culture doesn't accept horse meat (or rabbit for that matter), so that is the reason for the scandal in the UK and other countries.
Also, the fact that there was an exchange of ingredients doesn't reflect well on the controls in the food supply chain. If this happens, what other shady goings on are there.
I for one don't believe for a second that nobody but the boss knew what was happening. There must have been many Spanghero employees that knew what was happening and said nothing for whatever reason.
Le breton said:I was hoping for a picture of Floyd Landis driving such a buggy (buggie?)
Le breton said:These horses appear to come from Rumania where it's now illegal for horse-drawn carriages to use the main roads (never mind the autoroutes )
sniper said:in germany ironically the high class supermarkets have been struck by the scandal, whereas the discounters appear to be squeeky clean.
Susan Westemeyer said:This is not so. The discounters were amongst the first publicly named.
Susan
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Caruut said:Lidl and Aldi have both been implicated in the UK, if I recall correctly. Would they maintain a vastly different structure in Germany?
Also - is there really much to be worried about chemically pumped up racehorses entering the food chain? Surely the number of racehorses is so tiny compared to the total market for "beef" in pre-prepared meals that the resultant concentrations are going to be miniscule.
leftover pie said:i honestly thought this thread was going to be about Black Caviar, undefeated in 23 races since Feb 2013.
not normal.
Mrs John Murphy said:That is actually true and untrue. The ban on horses on main roads has been in place for the last 6 years.
What actually happened was that last year they changed the benefits system and if you possess a horse you are not entitled to claim certain benefits. So as a result people have been getting rid of their horses in the countryside.
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leftover pie said:i honestly thought this thread was going to be about Black Caviar, undefeated in 23 races since Feb 2013..
Susan Westemeyer said:But lidl and aldi are and they were amongst the first named.
frenchfry said:From a French perspective, this is an economic scam and cultural scandal, and not a nutritional problem. Horse meat is readily available here and even considered nutritionally superior by many.
Horse meat is cheaper than beef so buying horse meat and selling beef increases the margins. The Anglo Saxon culture doesn't accept horse meat (or rabbit for that matter), so that is the reason for the scandal in the UK and other countries.
Also, the fact that there was an exchange of ingredients doesn't reflect well on the controls in the food supply chain. If this happens, what other shady goings on are there.
I for one don't believe for a second that nobody but the boss knew what was happening. There must have been many Spanghero employees that knew what was happening and said nothing for whatever reason.
Le breton said:Thanks, interesting. Had not heard (herd?) that part.