Shoppers in Leicestershire urged to use butchers after horse meat scare

“Eastonian said:

"I can't understand anyone buying meat from a supermarket. I know folk will talk about the convenience and so on and so forth but with the highlighting of their food chains no-one can say with any certainty just what the consumer is eating.

One sure fact is you can't rely on what is printed on the label!!"

Prepacked products like lasagnes, pre-packeted "beef"burgers and the like are one thing but are you seriously suggesting that a fresh cut of beef or pork or lamb from Tesco, Sainsbury, Morrissons, ASDA, Co-Op etc. etc. might not be beef, pork or lamb. If so you are even more off the planet than I thought. Such a suggestion is absolute and utter rubbish and is a grotesque and really rather silly exaggeration and over reaction to the horse meat issue.

I am absolutely not against people choosing, quite reasonably, to buy their meat from a local butcher but to suggest that fresh joints of meat bought from a supermarket might not be what it says on the label is plainly ridiculous.

This probelm is about prepackaged products, ready meals and the like.

Nor is this a "scare". The UK might be culturally against eating horse meat, and certainly they should not be misled, but horse meat is not danagerous. I write this from France and at the supermakret today "Cheval" was freely available for sale. I've never bought it, I really don't fancy it because, like most British citizens, I have been conditioned to be somewhat put off by the thought, but there are many here who do.”

“can highly recommend Gamble and Hollis in Syston- fantasic products, service and price- since moving to the area and using the butchers, i have noticed how much i am saving, and also, you can buy how much YOU want, not how much the SUPERMARKET wants to sell you! GO LOCAL PEOPLE!”

“Never have liked meat from a supermarket, much prefer my local butcher in coalville town.”

“the problem with local butchers is the display ,pork ,beef and don,t forget that about 50% of meat sold is halal so not an easy life for the local shops any more but i could be wrong ?”

“The thing is alot of butchers have had to close down, due to the fact most people where buying from local supermarkets, now they want to use there local butcher and there aint none left lol,”

“i know people are finding it hard to live it this so called cheap that people want and so
meat like chicken would come from birds that have lived in small cages
and supermarkets cash in on the deal
it would be great if more butchers open up that would help
and knowing where your meat comes from
Did you that supermarket meat come from factory
not like butchers”

“As a vegetarian I am pleased not to have been overly concerned about the recent scares on a personal level. However, if I did eat meat I would definitely prefer to have meat 3/4 times per week from a local butcher and eat veggie on the other days in order to purchase quality meat. Cheap meat equals low welfare and potentially low quality. As in most things in life you get what you pay for.”

“I can't understand anyone buying meat from a supermarket. I know folk will talk about the convenience and so on and so forth but with the highlighting of their food chains no-one can say with any certainty just what the consumer is eating.

One sure fact is you can't rely on what is printed on the label!!”

“I always buy my meat from Clay Butchers on Cheapside. People seem to think that supermarkets are cheaper for food, but Clay's are up to half the price for the same cuts of meat than the supermarkets eg, £6.99 per kilo for Rib of Beef from Clays compared to £13.99 per kilo from Tesco!!!!!”

“well done that man
to many local butchers closing down 1 or 2 pence more but first class service.
plus it cuts down on the plastic you pay for”