AK350Z Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It was bound to happen, and I'm sorely temped! Findus ones are the daddy, tested ones were minimum 60% horse. This ones for charity, and so gets my vote: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Findus-Beef-Lasagne-or-is-it-Horse-Lasagne-Charity-Auction-/130848142824?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Food_SM&hash=item1e772835e8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 All for a good cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Trust the Romanians to be the source of all this horsing around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Trust the Romanians to be the source of all this horsing around May be a source? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1578965/Horses-left-to-starve-after-Romania-bans-carts.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalos Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Adrian, about those sausages you sent me................................. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjcdeans Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Thing is...... Once u remove the horsemeat u might find that it now officially tastes worse lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Adrian, about those sausages you sent me................................. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) No worries Big G, we've sent all the horse meat to UK as requested by the big supermarkets, Romanian products contain pure beef! "Constantin Savu, a representative of Romania's National Food Safety Authority, said more than 25 abattoirs there were authorised not only to butcher horsemeat but also to export it within the EU." But he added: "We cannot know what happens to it... after it exits the abattoir." He said an investigation was under way to establish what had happened. " http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21401111 Edited February 10, 2013 by octet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK350Z Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 No worries Big G, we've sent all the horse meat to UK as requested by the big supermarkets, Romanian products contain pure beef! "Constantin Savu, a representative of Romania's National Food Safety Authority, said more than 25 abattoirs there were authorised not only to butcher horsemeat but also to export it within the EU." But he added: "We cannot know what happens to it... after it exits the abattoir." He said an investigation was under way to establish what had happened. " http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21401111 Last paragraph of that article: "Horsemeat in France is not noticeably cheaper than beef, but according to the Green MEP Jose Bove the price of horsemeat has recently fallen dramatically in Romania following a new law there banning horses and carts on the highway." Over-supply? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/10/horsemeat-in-lasagne-romania-investigates_n_2656702.html "The Romanian government is investigating whether the horsemeat came from a slaughterhouse in Romania, reported the BBC. Frozen foods firm Findus, which has taken its beef lasagnes off shelves said it was looking into legal action as an internal investigation "strongly suggests" that the contamination "was not accidental". The Trading Standards Institute has said the discovery of such high levels of horse meat suggests "deliberate fraudulent activity"." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21413376 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 False allegations against Romanian meat producers in the case of the horsemeat found in products sold in the UK The Ambassador of Romania in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Dr Ion Jinga, has declared today the following: “A proper inquiry had been conducted by the Romanian authorities, and from all the data we have at the moment, there was no breach of European rules committed by companies from Romania or on Romanian territory. “We have understood that the horse meat found in meat products sold in the UK has been imported by the lasagne producers as minced meat from another EU member state. Romanian companies do not export any kind of minced meat. The horse meat they export to the other EU markets is not processed and is properly labelled and controlled. “It is outrageous what some media had written about the killing of wild horses from the natural reservation in the Danube Delta. Those horses are all micro-chipped and under permanent surveillance. The NGO “Vier Pfoten†has confirmed that takes care of them and its director reported yesterday that no horse from the reservation has been sacrificed.†“It is very sad that false data has been released without prior checking. This is an unacceptable manipulation and I believe the British public does not deserve to be served with false and distorted information. We in Romania love horse as much as Britons do.†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 As a matter of interest which media sources are allegedly responsible for this misreporting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I think he was referring to The Sun article: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4787786/Nabbed-stabbed-and-beaten-wild-horses-to-go-in-our-beef.html Who cares about what DailyMail and The Sun write anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 That's what I wanted to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Stick one infront of me and I'd probably still eat it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Oh well, cased closed: "The Food Standards Agency closed a slaughterhouse in West Yorkshire and a processing plant in Wales after an investigation found horse carcasses had been used to make beefburgers and kebabs sold in Britain. The Environment Secretary said he was absolutely shocked by the allegations and expected the full force of the law to be used against anyone involved in the trade. The raids represent the first time British meat suppliers have been involved in the scandal since contaminated beefburgers were discovered in January. Previously, beefburgers and ready meals contaminated with horse meat have been traced to Romania and Poland. Owen Paterson, the Environment Secretary, said: “This is absolutely shocking. “It’s totally unacceptable if any business in the UK is defrauding the public by passing off horse meat as beef. “I expect the full force of the law to be brought down on anyone involved in this kind of activity.â€" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9866405/Horse-meat-passed-off-as-beef-by-UK-firms.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK350Z Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Oh well, cased closed: "The Food Standards Agency closed a slaughterhouse in West Yorkshire and a processing plant in Wales after an investigation found horse carcasses had been used to make beefburgers and kebabs sold in Britain. The Environment Secretary said he was absolutely shocked by the allegations and expected the full force of the law to be used against anyone involved in the trade. The raids represent the first time British meat suppliers have been involved in the scandal since contaminated beefburgers were discovered in January. Previously, beefburgers and ready meals contaminated with horse meat have been traced to Romania and Poland. Owen Paterson, the Environment Secretary, said: “This is absolutely shocking. “It’s totally unacceptable if any business in the UK is defrauding the public by passing off horse meat as beef. “I expect the full force of the law to be brought down on anyone involved in this kind of activity.â€" http://www.telegraph...y-UK-firms.html Yeah, because there was only a couple of places involved in all of this! It's rife in the industry, the past couple of weeks are just the tip of the iceberg really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Yeah, because there was only a couple of places involved in all of this! It's rife in the industry, the past couple of weeks are just the tip of the iceberg really. Of course, this is just the start of what they will uncover. Its not like they're saying it only came from Britain and not Romania and Poland, its just adding to the places that have had it going on. Wouldnt be surprised if this went very wide spread tbh, seems like it must be an easy fiddle. TBH I'm surprised that food agencies dont make suppliers test their goods. Its like Nissan just rolling off car after car from the production line and doing no testing/QA on them what so ever before punters get in and drive them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Well it's not just food you know.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Now you are taking the proverbial, humpers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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