Morrisons - meat in vegetarian pasty - WWYD?

pawsies

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

A brief summary of what?

How can you briefly summarise the whole of a supermarket's stock?

I can't believe this is even a conversation.

Just a few items you have noticed that are not suitable...

Sambucus_Nigra

pawsies wrote: »

I can't believe this is even a conversation.

Just a few items you have noticed that are not suitable...

Pasties. From the pasty counter. The one like what the OP bought.

As mentioned in my previous post.

Innit.

stephen77

Bettie wrote: »

I went to Amsterdam and couldn't get veggie cheese anywhere, was very wary about eating out , then on a cruise back I ate the veggie option then after asking at the galley I realised the chefs had no idea what veggie cheese was and NONE of the food I had ate was vegetarian despite being assured it was. I have been veggie over 30 years and I was fuming. I am also sick of people putting Parmesan cheese in or on vegetarian dishes. When I complain I get the " some veggies eat it" answer.:mad: Arghhhhhhhhhhhh

My comments were more aimed at the british food manufacturing sector (eg products with cheese in them made in the uk) rather than stand alone. No idea about abroad.

Parmesan does catch people out and should not be a in veggie pie.
There are cheese in the grano range that are veggie that once you put on top of your pasta you will be hard pressed to the tell the difference between that are parmesan

stephen77

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

Pasties. From the pasty counter. The one like what the OP bought.

As mentioned in my previous post.

Innit.

SO everything else is fine for veggie then?

For the record in the past I have supplied veggie products into Morrisons and was curious to see if these fell under the blanket as I know we had lots of controls to make sure your worries did not happen.
This kind of thread interest me to see what else happens else where that I have no control over.

Sambucus_Nigra

stephen77 wrote: »

SO everything else is fine for veggie then?

For the record in the past I have supplied veggie products into Morrisons and was curious to see if these fell under the blanket as I know we had lots of controls to make sure your worries did not happen.
This kind of thread interest me to see what else happens else where that I have no control over.

No - it's just the one example.

I wondered if you had an ulterior motive. Which is why I was resisting answering. Perhaps if you made your position plainer then you might have got a more positive response.

The question to you would be - how did you make your 'veggie' products known to potential veggie customers? What controls did you put into place to make them 'veggie' and what sort of point of sale information 'tells' a veggie that these are ok to eat?

You do that and I'll go in this week and take some photos and we'll see what message is getting across.

muntjack

You are right about the nuts, she could have died. Eating meat would be unlikely to have this kind of effect but for a veggie could result in them being sick and suffering unnecessary stress. I would E mail Morrisons through their web site as I did once when I wanted something they no longer stocked. I received a call back from them the same day and they were very helpful.

I am sure they will take your complaint seriously as they could have sold meat to someone who is allergic to it as some are, especially beef products. Beef allergies do not have the same press as nut allergies but some do suffer. You should complain just in case they are getting complacent in the shop you shop in and they need a sort out from the top.

stephen77

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

No - it's just the one example.

I wondered if you had an ulterior motive. Which is why I was resisting answering. Perhaps if you made your position plainer then you might have got a more positive response.

The question to you would be - how did you make your 'veggie' products known to potential veggie customers? What controls did you put into place to make them 'veggie' and what sort of point of sale information 'tells' a veggie that these are ok to eat?

You do that and I'll go in this week and take some photos and we'll see what message is getting across.

We just used the standard V on the packaging.

In store merchadising is not under my areas, that is up to the specific retailer.
With out giving away anything to confidential, ie get me in trouble.
Veggie products get made first after the hygiene have spent long time cleaning down all the kit. We expect our suppliers to do the similar process if they are supplying veggie products in a site that has meat products as well.
There will be checks once the product is made to make sure it does not contain meat or the product label incorrect.

Though quite a few of the above issue work the same with allergen as well.

I have never denied working in the food industry.

My motive is not particulary that ulterior as the goal is to make every veggie product Suitable for vegeterains. If anything I would want to give the veggie public the option to eat pasties if that was the product range I worked with. ABliet I can not control in store handling as if this is the case with the OP.
But pre-pack obviously does not have instore handling issues of eg being missheard as the OP hinted at.
As you have been a veggie for 28 years. I am guessing you have not risked quite a few product in many years?

zoominatorone

notanewuser wrote: »

I know a lot of fellow veggies. Not one of them avoids leather shoes / several have leather sofas!!!

So they will sit on the skin of a dead animal but won't eat its flesh? Double standards?

Azari

zoominatorone wrote: »

So they will sit on the skin of a dead animal but won't eat its flesh? Double standards?

No.

People are allowed to eat what they like and wear what they like. There is no reason on earth why the choice of one must be dictated by the choice of the other.

Unless the person in question is in the habit of becoming self righteous about their vegetarianism I cannot see anything wrong with their wearing animal products.

w211

Looks like the mislabelling of pasties are a common problem?

Bought what I though was a Cornish pasty from a Shell petrol station the other day (said Cornish pasty on the label), when I started eating it, it turned out to be an all-day breakfast one.

Didn't bother me at all though, ate it up and went on my way.