Bute found in Asda Smart Price Corned Beef

joolsybools

Tip of the iceberg...

buzi

MysteryMe wrote: »

As one of you people you are digging out I'll just point out to you that I don't buy corned beef and would never in a million years buy smartprice stuff out of somewhere like Asda. I'm not blase about anything, I'm just not going to join the mass hysteria because the amounts found are not a danger to health and it is irresponsible of you to say it is. It's obviously not desirable to ingest it in any quantity and it is right the product is withdrawn. The problem has been identifed, it's being rectified and proves the protective measures are in force. That is the important point and should not be hijacked by people using it as a platform to make sanctimonious comments about other people.

For some, buying cheaper products is not an option, its the only choice. The small amount in each tin soon adds up in the many tins eaten over time and who knows how long we've been eating this bute stuff. Also how many other products will be exposed in coming months to have bute in it!

stephen77

Edwardia wrote: »

Several people have made openly insulting remarks about me eating organic, but when stuff like this happens, I'm just really happy that OH hasn't eaten corned beef in over a year now. That's not smugness, that's sheer relief.

Organic will not make a difference. As the animals with bute in should not be in the food chain. The company / individuals are breaking procedure. Thus these issues could happen with organic as people not following rules.

lindseykim13

The problem is processed food, anything that can be mashed into a block of meat has the potential to have stuff added to it.
Makes me not trust the food industry at all. The cases in the western world of illness and bowel/digestive disorders are larger than anywhere else. Of course people will say it's x that's causing it but imo things like unknown meat and drugs in food isn't going to help especially if you already have health issues.
Chances of anybody ever linking a persons illness to one of these cans for example is 0 though so nobody is ever going to know what damage these things do over time.

Steve059

Wywth wrote: »

Don't worry, I'm sure they'll be back to Maggie soon

They haven't found anything in their stuff now? Oh, that's Maggi. Sorry.

At least they haven't found any GM corn in it.

gunsandbanjos

I like a bit of corned [STRIKE]horse[/STRIKE] beef.

Edwardia

ASDA and Morrisons allow farmers to feed GM crops and feed to animals and poultry including free range eggs.

http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/companies/supermarkets/morrisons/morrisons-gambles-on-gm-chicken-feed-shift/227510.article

Other farmers are calling for supermarkets to allow them to feed GM feed to free range hens.

http://www.theranger.co.uk/News/Egg-producers-call-on-major-retailers-to-abandon-Non-GM-rule_21858.html

http://www.theranger.co.uk/News/When-your-Non-GM-products-contain-GM-Supermarkets-must-act-_21859.html

None of the milk, eggs, meat or poultry has to be labelled as having been fed with this stuff. Sainsbury's does the same for some ranges.

I found this out myself after contacting supermarkets and DEFRA.

GM stuff cannot be fed to organic animals and poultry. Sure, some unscrupulous person could get away with it for awhile but GM corn for example, has one of the most recognisable genomes and it's possible to trace it from meal to the field.

I am unaware of any organic corned beef and I have not seen/heard anything being reported about organic food containing bute or horse. Abel & Cole did admit to finding dodgy stuff in a non-organic ready meal.

Some supermarkets have gone back to caged hens for budget eggs

http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/companies/supermarkets/morrisons/morrisons-stripped-of-good-egg-welfare-award/232230.article

SoWhatIsNext

joolsybools wrote: »

Tip of the iceberg...

Indeed.

New story today on the BBC.

50,000 tonnes (yes, fifty thousand tonnes) of meat sold as beef supplied by two Dutch companies dating back to January 2011 has been recalled as it may contain horsemeat.

Good luck finding out what happened to it all.

Steve059

50,000 tonnes divided by 340 grams is ... a lot of tins of corned beef.

Edwardia

BBC said 50 000 tonnes is two days' supply of meat for the whole of Europe.