Think before buying cheap chicken meat from supermarket

[tygrysek75]

Some of the people complaining how expensive organic meat is but if you take in to account what have been putting in to animals feed which eventually end up on our table.There is so many drugs feed to all animals that make you hair stant up.Cheap meat is really false economy.This is someting I had come accros http://www.rodale.com/healthy-chicken

 

[Margaid]

I'm not trying to defend anything but bear in mind that this is in the U.S.A. OH gets a health newsletter which is American and some of the stuff that goes on in the States would make your hair curl. Food production is generally better controlled, or at least better legislated for in the UK. The newsletter often talks about common stateside practices and then praises the UK for having outlawed these practices years ago.

I am fortunate in living close (10 miles) from a couple of really good butchers, both of whom can trace their meat back to the producer. The worst thing I found out about chicken meat was when I was researching how to despatch chickens. It was I think a Defra article which highlighted the fact that the stunning of chickens before slaughter was not always effective because the birds can move, so they can still be alive when they reach the scalding tank. It was not good reading.

There are also a lot reports/rumours that a lot of supermarket meat is Hallal, but not declared as such, which a lot of people find upsetting.

 

[tygrysek75]

I hope that you are right, but how about about imports from USA to Europe and loads of they produce go to fast food chains and sold as frozen meat too-so we are not compleatly safe from it.China is another producent of chicken so far-larger than USA and things over there even worse .

 

[chrismahon]

Has anyone noticed how, when eating supermarket chicken, your teeth stick together with the mush that breast meat rapidly turns to. Nothing like the real thing! Best produce your own we think so we know what's in it.

 

[Margaid]

It can also be difficult to identify the country of origin as if carcases are processed in any way in the UK the suppliers can make statements which lead you to believe it is UK produced.

 

[NEWTODUCKS]

I always stear clear of these 3 for £10 offers because there's no way these can be sorced ethically.Whether it's a chicken or a joint of pork or another meat I just won't buy it.

 

[Margaid]

depends what you mean by "ethically". Often they are what is known as "loss leaders" - offers to get you into the shop. Another way of providing cheap meat is to cut the price paid to farmers.

BTW, from the feelinf=gs of dairy farmers round here you may well all want to stock up with milk about 10 days before the Olympics start as they are threatening to pour all their milk away in the week before the Olympics - not sure how log it takes from cow to supermarket shelf.

 

[tygrysek75]

Well,good for them they should do something as they really get nothing for the stuff.I'm very rearly drink any milk but use loads of butter(but my brand is Danish-so no problem with this either)I'm going on long holiday just to avoid all havock of the olimpics and get back when is all over.

 

[Margaid]

Holiday is a great idea - just watch you don't get caught up in queues at passport control if you're going abroad!

 

[tygrysek75]

Taking the road and ferry,all suitcases in the car boot, so no passport control 10 -all sorted The place we are going have the best meat ever 08