and what's wrong with a little horsemeat anyway? - Page 10

troll05 · 02-26-2013, 04:32 PM

Tha scandal is spreading,

Lately they found traces of seahorse in fishfingers

tubemonkey · 02-26-2013, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by troll05

Tha scandal is spreading,

Lately they found traces of seahorse in fishfingers

...and still tastes good with custard

tubemonkey · 02-26-2013, 04:53 PM

troll05 · 02-26-2013, 05:01 PM

A friend of mine had his lucky day: He found a horseshoe in his lasagna

tubemonkey · 02-26-2013, 05:12 PM

Roundup Day at McDonald's

hidari · 02-27-2013, 08:10 AM

Honestly... This is getting pathetic... lots of people in many countries eat Horsemeat. I like raw horsemeat, horse sausage, etc... It's a mammal, it's dead. I eat it. I ate whale for New Year's Day and have tried Dolphin. Love the cultural views coming out in all this.

Culture: Religion without an afterlife.

HarryT · 02-27-2013, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by hidari

Honestly... This is getting pathetic... lots of people in many countries eat Horsemeat. I like raw horsemeat, horse sausage, etc... It's a mammal, it's dead. I eat it. I ate whale for New Year's Day and have tried Dolphin. Love the cultural views coming out in all this.

The problem is not eating horsemeat, but the incorrect labelling of products. There nothing at all wrong with selling horsemeat - as long as it's labelled as such.

orlok · 02-27-2013, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The problem is not eating horsemeat, but the incorrect labelling of products. There nothing at all wrong with selling horsemeat - as long as it's labelled as such.

It's also the fact that as the source of the meat is unknown, given that it is not what it pupports to be, and could have been treated with substances not fit for the human food chain.

HarryT · 02-27-2013, 12:31 PM

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It's also the fact that as the source of the meat is unknown, given that it is not what it pupports to be, and could have been treated with substances not fit for the human food chain.

Yes, that is indeed an issue. It's been reported in the British media that horses are often treated with veterinary drugs which render the meat unfit for human consumption. These appear to be criminal issues; there's big money to be made. A documentary shown on the BBC a couple of weeks ago reported that one meat importer in France had made half a million Euros by buying 3 truckloads of horsemeat and selling it on as beef.

troll05 · 02-27-2013, 04:03 PM

There appear to be at least two drugs given to horses that are highly dangerous to the human body even in small doses.
It might be questionable how small a dose is if the amount of horsemeat is in a one-digit percentage of 15% overall meat share in a lasagne, but it's at least an attempt to harm the consumers.

MikeB1972 · 02-28-2013, 05:20 AM

Of course all the stores will rename their cheap "beef burgers" as "economy burgers", time to break out the magnifying glass to check the ingredients if your worried about burger species.

On a side note had a skippy burger the other day (kangaroo for those too old for 60's kids TV), tasted quite similar to horse

tubemonkey · 02-28-2013, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeB1972

On a side note had a skippy burger the other day (kangaroo for those too old for 60's kids TV), tasted quite similar to horse

...you ate Skippy?

Oh well, no big deal. I only watched the show to see Clancy

Billi · 02-28-2013, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

These appear to be criminal issues; there's big money to be made. A documentary shown on the BBC a couple of weeks ago reported that one meat importer in France had made half a million Euros by buying 3 truckloads of horsemeat and selling it on as beef.

Just to understand the relation: did they also inform how much an importer would earn with three truckloads of beef meat?

HarryT · 02-28-2013, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Billi

Just to understand the relation: did they also inform how much an importer would earn with three truckloads of beef meat?

They were saying that the 47 tonnes of meat involved sold for half a million Euros more as beef than it would have sold for as horsemeat. There's big money involved in this business.

Billi · 02-28-2013, 06:30 AM

Puuh, obviously. I've always (wrongly) assumed that horse meat would be more expensive because it doesn't have a mass market like beef or pork but counts as something special here.

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troll05 Harmless idiot Posts: 3,411 Karma: 2154829 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Zuhause Device: PB622, Nexus7, Sony PRS 350, Tolino und nur noch wenig toter Baum:(	Tha scandal is spreading, Lately they found traces of seahorse in fishfingers

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troll05 Harmless idiot Posts: 3,411 Karma: 2154829 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Zuhause Device: PB622, Nexus7, Sony PRS 350, Tolino und nur noch wenig toter Baum:(	A friend of mine had his lucky day: He found a horseshoe in his lasagna

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,475 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Roundup Day at McDonald's

02-27-2013, 08:10 AM	#141
hidari MR Drone Posts: 1,613 Karma: 15612282 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DRONEZONE Device: PB360+, Huawei MP5, Libra H20	Honestly... This is getting pathetic... lots of people in many countries eat Horsemeat. I like raw horsemeat, horse sausage, etc... It's a mammal, it's dead. I eat it. I ate whale for New Year's Day and have tried Dolphin. Love the cultural views coming out in all this. Culture: Religion without an afterlife.

02-27-2013, 04:03 PM	#145
troll05 Harmless idiot Posts: 3,411 Karma: 2154829 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Zuhause Device: PB622, Nexus7, Sony PRS 350, Tolino und nur noch wenig toter Baum:(	There appear to be at least two drugs given to horses that are highly dangerous to the human body even in small doses. It might be questionable how small a dose is if the amount of horsemeat is in a one-digit percentage of 15% overall meat share in a lasagne, but it's at least an attempt to harm the consumers.

02-28-2013, 05:20 AM	#146
MikeB1972 Gnu Posts: 1,222 Karma: 15625359 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Device: BeBook,JetBook Lite,PRS-300-350-505-650,+ran out of space to type	Of course all the stores will rename their cheap "beef burgers" as "economy burgers", time to break out the magnifying glass to check the ingredients if your worried about burger species. On a side note had a skippy burger the other day (kangaroo for those too old for 60's kids TV), tasted quite similar to horse

02-28-2013, 06:30 AM	#150
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Puuh, obviously. I've always (wrongly) assumed that horse meat would be more expensive because it doesn't have a mass market like beef or pork but counts as something special here.

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