Has horse meat scandal altered what you eat?
The contaminated meat scandal has shocked shoppers across Britain.
Family butchers in the county have reported an increase in trade from customers wanting to know where their meat comes from since horse meat contamination was first discovered by Irish food officials in January.
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Since then traces of horse have been discovered in processed beef products on sale in a number of supermarkets and shops across Britain.
The scandal has spread across Europe, involving meat processors and merchants in several countries.
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Health inspectors in Leicestershire have now discovered two instances of pork contamination in beef products at a supermarket and a takeaway.
The contamination was detected by county trading standards officers.
The products are undergoing further tests to establish the level of contamination.
Eight outlets in the county have been tested and another five samples are due to have been taken by tomorrow.
No horse meat has been detected so far in Leicestershire.
Results of tests on two beef products served in county schools are also expected by tomorrow.
Yesterday, Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke announced a new testing process so that customers could be sure that what is on the label is in the packet.
He also said that, from July, all chicken meat sold at the supermarket chain would come from British farms.
4 Comments
by C_G_Lee
Thursday, February 28 2013, 12:34PM
“Personally, I'm not someone who would be horrified if I found out that I had eaten horse meat, but it is not something that I would choose to do. What is clearly wrong is that we have been lied to by the manufacturers of some meat products. This is illegal and those responsible should be prosecuted and dealt with very severely by the courts.
Has it affected the way that I eat? No, because I rarely buy "ready meals" as I enjoy cooking and I prefer to make the meals that my wife and I (and sometimes my grandchildren) eat, rather than the gloop churned out by the supermarkets.”
by f007e
Thursday, February 28 2013, 11:40AM
“'as it 'eck? I'm pleasantly surprised to discover that if I spend 70p on a spaghetti bolognese it really does contain some meat, I'd always assumed it was all 'filler'.”
by Just_Saying
Thursday, February 28 2013, 11:25AM
“The problem is not 'just' that its horse meat (and so consumers have been deceived into eating something they might choose not to) but also that the food chain has been compromised. If 'criminals' have substituted beef for something else (presumably to save money) how can consumers be sure they have followed health/safety rules and that the products are safe ? If they break rules in one area to make money its quite likely they will do it in other areas.”
by Patrick4939
Thursday, February 28 2013, 9:32AM
“A strange word to use "contamination". The meat was incorrectly labelled but "contamination".
Anyone who has eaten horsemeat will tell you it tastes good. There are horse butchers across Europe and with tasty foal steaks selling at 30% below beef prices it is very popular.
Cant say I personally would like to eat vermin such as grey squirrels.”