dangerous horse burgers

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(25 January 2013, 10:13)iaaems Wrote: Someone somewhere has decided that it is fit and proper for the public in general to consume a composite food - if you can call burgers food.
They have come up with an 'acceptable' recipe and issued guide lines for the 'food processors'.
I am more than a little concerned about this. Do all of us have time to read what is on the labels of these products when we are shopping? Do we understand the labelling 'jargon' in the first place? Can we all afford to purchase the more expensive and possibly more nutritional food in the shops? Who gave these people the right to decide what is acceptable on our behalf?
Ooops - rant - sorry.

It is up to you as consumer to decide what you put in your body. If you do not take the time to look at what you are putting in your body, more the fool you (not directed at you btw). If you do not understand the label, perhaps you should not be eating the product.

Can we afford to buy better food? Of course we can. Go and buy your average super market or freezer centre frozen thing, meat pie for example. For the weight of meat in it, you could buy at least three times as much raw meat from an identifiable cut.

The consumer decided they wanted 'Economy', 'Value' or as I call it 'Shit' sausage. They wanted a product that did not decrease in size, but was a lot cheaper. Look at the price of a microwavable burger, then look at the price or organic lean steak mince. The organic lean steak mince is cheaper lb for £.

Look at the cost of microchips. 37.5p / 100g. Potatoes are 7-10p per 100g and that is just checking one supermarket. I would wager I can get them for less than half that if I buy a 45lb bag from the fruit and veg shop.

Dumb people believed in the cack peddled by the boys in the Ad departments. I would not question "can people afford to eat better" but "would people divert none essential spending to better food?" I would wager they would not.

I would also wager people would rather eat ding food than spend the time cooking so they can watch x-factor, go to zumba or what ever it is that they do.