Horse meat in Tesco burgers

[1two]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21038521

Ok I'll get this one started

Horse meat is the stable diet in many countries.
It was ate in Britain as recently as the WWII. We shouldn't be blinkered just because culture tells us to be.

I think this is a case of the media trying to Stirrup controversy just to sell papers.

Have I missed any?

I'm going to bale before this gets ridiculous.

[Matty_Jack04]

Horse meat in tesco burgers!! What are the odds on that!

[lapsedhibee]

Have I missed any?

Aye. There's neigh mention of what to have on the burgers, like salad dressage.

[lyonhibs]

I can't really see the horsoversy over this to be honest. Horses are just beasts like cows, sheep etc.

Although I'm sure someone will seek to make this into an equinenical matter..............

[hibby rae]

Surely the only issue is if they are advertised as lamb or beef burgers? I wouldn't have a problem trying horse though.

[Geo_1875]

Shock news. Tesco Value burgers have 29% meat.

[hibby rae]

Surely the only issue is if they are advertised as lamb or beef burgers? I wouldn't have a problem trying horse though.

[IndieHibby]

Well, I for one whinny be buying their burgers again!

[EuanH78]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21038521

Ok I'll get this one started

Horse meat is the stable diet in many countries.
It was ate in Britain as recently as the WWII. We shouldn't be blinkered just because culture tells us to be.

I think this is a case of the media trying to Stirrup controversy just to sell papers.

Have I missed any?

I'm going to bale before this gets ridiculous.

This could go on Furlong time.

[Pretty Boy]

No mare Tesco burgers for me if they are fillie horse meat.

Next time they send me my clubcard vouchers I'll be telling them to colt. They can dressage this up however they like but I'm not stallion for it.

[Killiehibbie]

I can't really see the horsoversy over this to be honest. Horses are just beasts like cows, sheep etc.

Although I'm sure someone will seek to make this into an equinenical matter..............
I'd imagine dead horse would be very cheap in UK or Ireland, just another way to rip us off. What else might they be putting in food and passing it off as something different?

[Pretty Boy]

I'd imagine dead horse would be very cheap in UK or Ireland, just another way to rip us off. What else might they be putting in food and passing it off as something different?

Frankely, I think you've been Kauto out with a bit of a whoosh moment here.

[IainC]

This explains a lot.

I had these burgers the other day and they gave me the trots.

[cabbageandribs1875]

it was always a nap this would come to light at sometime, i reckon the odds will be quite low on greggs introducing a pony pie in the near future :-( if we all knew exactly what was in a wide range of foodstuffs we would probably boke (especially processed foods) :sick:

[blaikie]

Checked my fridge for these foal burgers ... And their off!

[StevesFamau5]

sales of burgers according to tesco.... stable :cool:

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[Peevemor]

Maybe they were venison burgers - because horsemeat's actually deer. :agree:

[Scouse Hibee]

There will be some lame excuse as to why this happened, Tesco and all the others should be told to bolt, I can't see how they can get themselves off the rails with this one.

[khib70]

meat in tesco burgers!! What are the odds on that!

Fixed that for you:greengrin

[Wilson]

I'll have mine with some red rum.

[EuanH78]

I hear Tesco's meatballs are the Dogs Bollocks :duck:

[3pm]

I was in a Tesco cafe tonight. I ordered a burger and the woman serving said 'What are you having on it?'....

....I said 'a fiver each way'.

Boom Boom! I'm here all week.

[Pretty Boy]

Problems with the veggie burgers as well now, apparently they contain uniquorn.

[HH81]

A bloke has been rushed to hospital after eating tesco burgers -he is said to be in a stable condition

[Glory Lurker]

Who's to blame for this? There should be a national hunt for the culprit.

[Jonnyboy]

The most recent Gallop Poll puts Tesco's ahead of the others in this race.

Scandalous really and I bet Jockey Wilson is birlin' in his grave

[blackpoolhibs]

just been shopping for my lidl pony.

[Peevemor]

I hear Tesco's meatballs are the Dogs Bollocks :duck:


I was in a Tesco cafe tonight. I ordered a burger and the woman serving said 'What are you having on it?'....

....I said 'a fiver each way'.

Boom Boom! I'm here all week.


Problems with the veggie burgers as well now, apparently they contain uniquorn.


just been shopping for my lidl pony.

:applause:

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Quite surprised to see Tesco come first in The Supermarket Sweep. The handicapper has taken a fence at this result which means he is likely to put extra hurdles in their way to prevent a similar outcome next time.

[Marabou Stork]

I was in Tesco earlier and checked the freezer section for the offending burgers. And they're off. :bitchy:

[H18sry]

More worrying news from Tesco is that they have found Camel Toes in women's legging's

[H18sry]

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[lyonhibs]

It really is time to put these offal puns out to stud.

[ballengeich]

Puns are the mane problem in this thread. They won't continue furlong. It behoofs us all to stop.

[Saorsa]

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[lapsedhibee]

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:tee hee:

[Twa Cairpets]

I wish people would stop saddling this thread with bad puns.

We go galloping into these things, like a rampant capitalist getting excited at a New market, but really just building up a terrible thirsk.

[Hiber-nation]

I wish people would stop saddling this thread with bad puns.

We go galloping into these things, like a rampant capitalist getting excited at a New market, but really just building up a terrible thirsk.

Stop Ripon the pish and go bark up yer Aintree.

[Twa Cairpets]

Stop Ripon the pish and go bark up yer Aintree.

Point-e-fact, this thread is pun-laden whether the Wetherby be good or bad. If it excites you enough you might get glorious Goodwood :greengrin But don't show the missus. It'll make her sad. Don' cast 'er in a bad light.

[EuanH78]

Please, Neigh mare!

[Twa Cairpets]

I think all this Taunton of pun makers is unnecessary. Wincanton here and it all kicks off.
Mind you, all this contamination of food will drive people away from processed food, and back into more simple fare, liked cooked bread. Better look out my Towcester.:greengrin

[Hiber-nation]

I think all this Taunton of pun makers is unnecessary. Wincanton here and it all kicks off.
Mind you, all this contamination of food will drive people away from processed food, and back into more simple fare, liked cooked bread. Better look out my Towcester.:greengrin

:greengrin

These burgers are not real. Tescos are Fakenham....

[CropleyWasGod]

More worrying news from Tesco is that they have found Camel Toes in women's legging's

.... and traces of Zebra in their bar-codes.

[Gatecrasher]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151235461121045

[Andy Bee]

Apparently they've been doing it for donkeys :kbacker:

[RamblingJack]

It's also Lidl and Sainsburys......It's not a one horse race you know.

[blackpoolhibs]

Was at the doctors yesterday, and he told me to keep an eye on what i eat. So i got 2 tickets for next years Grand National.

[Gatecrasher]

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[Scouse Hibee]

Butchers in Edinburgh are benefiting at least, many of them quoting 10-15% increase in trade on mince and burgers. People buying from a source they can trust rather than being ripped off by supermarkets passing off cheap muck as quality.

[BroxburnHibee]

Finally and hopefully people will learn.......

Stop buying off these rip off merchants and buy local.

[Mr Grieves]

Butchers in Edinburgh are benefiting at least, many of them quoting 10-15% increase in trade on mince and burgers. People buying from a source they can trust rather than being ripped off by supermarkets passing off cheap muck as quality.


Finally and hopefully people will learn.......

Stop buying off these rip off merchants and buy local.

As someone that works in a food lab, I can tell you there's quite a few local butchers that sell questionable products like the big guns, albeit on a smaller scale. That's not referring to the current scare but from experience of previous surveys.

I really don't see what the big deal is, people should be worried about all the other ***** that's put into burgers and ready meals. Horse is a decent meat!

[Scouse Hibee]

As someone that works in a food lab, I can tell you there's quite a few local butchers that sell questionable products like the big guns, albeit on a smaller scale. That's not referring to the current scare but from experience of previous surveys.

I really don't see what the big deal is, people should be worried about all the other ***** that's put into burgers and ready meals. Horse is a decent meat!


Agreed there is no problem with horse meat legitimately entered into the food chain that is fit for human consumption, the problem is with the illegitimate horse meat and the vetinary drugs it may contain. I have grown up as a butchers son and as such have eaten pretty much every meat and offal available. Good local butchers and suppliers can provide provenance of their products.Give me a local reputable butcher any day over the big bully boy supermarkets. I know where all of the meat I consume comes from :wink:

[Killiehibbie]

As someone that works in a food lab, I can tell you there's quite a few local butchers that sell questionable products like the big guns, albeit on a smaller scale. That's not referring to the current scare but from experience of previous surveys.

I really don't see what the big deal is, people should be worried about all the other ***** that's put into burgers and ready meals. Horse is a decent meat!
There is the potential risk to humans from eating meat with Phenylbutazone in it.

[Hibby_G]

i cant believe we ate that stuff:grr:

[Just Alf]

After the BSE scare every bit of beef is supposed to be traceable back to a farm and even individual animal I thought?

If Findus lasagne has turned out to be 100% dobbin meat how does that work then?

[Killiehibbie]

After the BSE scare every bit of beef is supposed to be traceable back to a farm and even individual animal I thought?

If Findus lasagne has turned out to be 100% dobbin meat how does that work then?
All horses, ponies and donkeys must have a horse passport.
The passport helps:

make sure horses treated with certain medicines don’t end up as food for people
prevent the sale of a stolen horse, pony or donkey, as the passport proves its identity
The animal’s rider or keeper must have the passport with them at all times when they’re with the animal, unless it’s in a stable, grazing in a field, or being moved by foot. Owners can take their animals for short rides without one.
You (or the animal’s main keeper) may have to show the passport to a Trading Standards inspector or an animal health officer.

[Peevemor]

After the BSE scare every bit of beef is supposed to be traceable back to a farm and even individual animal I thought?

If Findus lasagne has turned out to be 100% dobbin meat how does that work then?

From half watching the news on French tv, my understanding is that the origin of the meat has been traced to Romania via Findus, their suppliers and their subsequent sub contractors.

There are obviously questions to be answered, but it looks to me like the independant control/checking system seems to have worked pretty well in this instance.

[Mr Grieves]

There is the potential risk to humans from eating meat with Phenylbutazone in it.

As there could be potential risk from eating beef from a dodgy source :confused:

[Scouse Hibee]

As there could be potential risk from eating beef from a dodgy source :confused:


As there could be with eating in a restaurant with poor hygiene standards, not really the point though as we are talking about illegitimate horse meat entering the food chain.

[Killiehibbie]

As there could be potential risk from eating beef from a dodgy source :confused:
We put our trust in things being legal and above board but this seems to be an organised criminal conspiracy passing off horsemeat as something else.

[blackpoolhibs]

I put the radio on this morning when i was still in bed, and might have been snoozing but i'm sure i heard them say the food companies were testing for human DNA, is this right?

[Hibrandenburg]

I put the radio on this morning when i was still in bed, and might have been snoozing but i'm sure i heard them say the food companies were testing for human DNA, is this right?

Lord Lucan and Shergar in one swoop!

[jodjam]

All horses, ponies and donkeys must have a horse passport.
The passport helps:

make sure horses treated with certain medicines don’t end up as food for people
prevent the sale of a stolen horse, pony or donkey, as the passport proves its identity
The animal’s rider or keeper must have the passport with them at all times when they’re with the animal, unless it’s in a stable, grazing in a field, or being moved by foot. Owners can take their animals for short rides without one.
You (or the animal’s main keeper) may have to show the passport to a Trading Standards inspector or an animal health officer.




How do they get the horse into one of those booths for its passport photo ;)

[YehButNoBut]

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