Burger anybody. Options

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What a revelation that Tesco have been selling burgers with a high percentage of horse meat. If I were French, I might find this acceptable but when something is sold in the UK as a Beefburger then that's what the public should get, not a Horseburger. Happy to say that we don't shop there or at Iceland who also were a bit guilty of the same thing.

Can we trust the supermarkets when one of the majors stoop to such tricks. They said they didn't know but it was interesting to hear in the report that the animal product came from Europe but through a manufacturer in the UK. I'm reassured by the fact that the product was not harmful to the Tesco customers but.........

[JeffG]

When we lived for a while in Assen in the north of the Netherlands, there was a horse butcher in one of the shopping streets. I've also heard that during the war, horse meat was knowingly eaten in this country due to the shortages of everything else.

People avoid horse meat in this country on ethical grounds, not because it's not good for you.

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People avoid horse meat in this country on ethical grounds, not because it's not good for you.

Yet people happily eat cute fluffy little bunny wabbits?
The hypocrisy of some people is simply amazing. If I were running the suppliers to Tesco I would simply tell people to either suck it up or buy something else. I honestly do not see the problem.. meat is ultimately meat and comes from a living animal.
Better than turning the horse into superglue.

[Andy Capp]

Yet people happily eat cute fluffy little bunny wabbits?
The hypocrisy of some people is simply amazing. If I were running the suppliers to Tesco I would simply tell people to either suck it up or buy something else. I honestly do not see the problem.. meat is ultimately meat and comes from a living animal.
Better than turning the horse into superglue.

The bigger problem is trust.

Allegedly, Tesco et al. believed they were receiving an item that had been agreed, but might have been sent something else. The fact it might be from a horse, is not the issue, but whether agreements have been broke, and also whether Tesco et al. have stringent checking process in place to ensure what they sell is what is meant to be sold.

For me, the use of halal meat in supermarkets is of far more concern than whether something came from a horse.

[motormad]

The bigger problem is trust.

Allegedly, Tesco et al. believed they were receiving an item that had been agreed, but might have been sent something else. The fact it might be from a horse, is not the issue, but whether agreements have been broke, and also whether Tesco et al. have stringent checking process in place to ensure what they sell is what is meant to be sold.

I suppose that is between Tesco and the Supplier, I do not see why some people are saying "Never shopping at Tesco again" or similar comments.
Especially cheap value burgers, chicken etc, it's well reported they do not always come from the best source.

[JeffG]

Especially cheap value burgers, chicken etc, it's well reported they do not always come from the best source.

There's an old saying: you get what you pay for. If you want to buy value goods, then that's up to you. (Yes, I know some people do not have a choice, and that's why their diets are poor.)

But there is also the Trades Descriptions Act - if something is sold as beef, then it has to be beef.

Actually I just looked that up: Apparently a Beef Burger must contain a minimum of 62% beef. A Beef Economy Burger must contain a minimum of 47% beef.

Though I don't see how Corned beef can contain a minimum of 120% beef! Link. Does anyone understand that table?