Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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"Horse DNA has been found in some beef burger products made in Ireland and the UK, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland."
"A total of 27 beef burger products were analysed with 10 (37%) testing positive for horse DNA and 23 (85%) testing positive for pig DNA."
Here's the article:
http://news.sky.com/story/1038575/ireland-horse-dna-found-in-beef-burgersGuest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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...call me when they find 'jockey'.
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Shergar?
Actually, as the burgers came from Iceland and Tesco, I'm surprised they found any evidence of meat st all.
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Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
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Shergarburger - it's got a nice ring to it.
"Yeah dude, Shergarburger with rings and fries but hold the mayo".
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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That would be County Mayo, of course?
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
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It might well be Peter although this story brings eating on the hoof to a whole new level.
And I should add that perhaps we should conduct a poll.
All those in favour of horsemeat in burgers say Aye.
All those against say Neigh.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Humbug, Philip!
This is a serious case of fraudulent sales of questionable meat products.
If the ingredients listed on the package do not correspond to the contents, then this should go before a Court!
A beef burger is supposed to contain beef. It's not a hot-dog, you know!
Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
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But a hotdog doesn't contains dogs.
On a more serious note, however, this issue doesn't stop at horsemeat in burgers. If you examine lots of different foodstuffs available in the shops you will be shocked and amazed at the contents. Most people are happily oblivious to the state of things and some are hyper sensitive to the issue.
It's a matter of balance.
Personally I'm not too bothered about horsemeat in burgers if it's not toxic. In general meat is meat.
Of course it was underhand not to disclose the real contents making up the ingredients and perhaps there will be some sort of legal action, who knows?
Food is a political as well as a culinary issue but to give this story headline leaders in the papers is ridiculous. There are far more important things to get worked up about.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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That is also a point, Philip. Perhaps they do, if the above article in post 1 is anything to judge by
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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My burgers contain pork. I always add 10% minced smoked streaky bacon offcuts, partly for the flavour, partly for the salt, and partly for the fat it contains. Might try horse in the future, although its a bit hard to come by in Farnham. Apart from that, mine are 87% beef and 3% onion.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Brian Dixon
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cor havent had any decent horsemeat for ages,might ask my butcher for horse steaks and burgers tomorrow.
Guest 661- Registered: 16 Mar 2008
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I am with you Brian, rather fond of a horse steak or burger ate them all the time when we lived in germany, my horse steak and kidney puds were always popular with the single lad's that used to babysit for us a pud for their tea and a couple of bottles of beer were the only payment that was asked for. bring it on ,just put it on the pack for the squemish amongst us.
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Nothing wrong with horse meat as long as you know what it is and it is not posing as something else. I have enjoyed it many times in the past.
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Terry Nunn
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What concerns me is the fact that "experts" were this morning saying that there is no safety issue. And yet we often see programmes where halal meat is seized because it's not known where the animals were slaughtered.
Double standards here.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Dead right Mr Nunn that is what I was trying to say .you put it alot better then I did.
Judith Roberts- Registered: 15 May 2012
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I don't understand why people will happily eat some animals, but not others. Having said that the labelling should be clear so that we can all make our own decisions on what we want to eat or not. Peter's burgers sound delicicious.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Succulent...I mean surplus, New Forest Ponies are a delicacy in France, I hear. A while back this story was about South American sourced meat containing Zebu, and wouldn't Zebra compliment streaky bacon?
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Guest 744- Registered: 20 Mar 2012
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I have always called them "grotburgers" [apart from home-made ones or those made by reputable butchers and restaurateurs]. Most of them contain very little meat [horse or otherwise] and a lorra, lorra fat and grease.
Jan Higgins
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Agreed Carole just look at the amount of fat that appears when cooking those horrible supermarket things, I am not a great burger lover but like the occasional homemade one from Cappers, £1 each last time I bought one..
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