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Sunlei

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3. the wholesale boxes of meat they buy may be misslabeled..sold as beef but actually not beef

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 01:05 PM

Sep 2013

Not so much a problem if they buy local but many buy the cheapest"beef' that comes from slaughterhouses in mexico or Australia. big frozen shipping containers flash frozen.

The same slaughterhouse may gather kangaroos, horses, dogs? and change the label sell it wholesales as beef.

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Nestle Food producers test for kangaroo and dog, conference told [View all] Sunlei Sep 2013 OP

Are there McDonald's in Australia? leveymg Sep 2013 #1

Didn't Australia have an "Eat More Skippy" campaign FarCenter Sep 2013 #4

Now, if we could only find a way to get Skippy to eat a little less . . . leveymg Sep 2013 #7

Skippy eats a hell of a lot less than cattle Aerows Sep 2013 #15

...testing ...just to make sure ...because there is weak oversite? L0oniX Sep 2013 #2

the wholesale boxes of meat they buy may be misslabeled..sold as beef but actually not beef Sunlei Sep 2013 #3

If you eat it "flash frozen" Aerows Sep 2013 #16

So glad the story turned out this way. MelungeonWoman Sep 2013 #5

Me too! Laffy Kat Sep 2013 #8

Well depending on the country, they are marketable Revanchist Sep 2013 #10

Just wait Aerows Sep 2013 #18

you're right! I remember reading the demand for meat is up something like 10x in China. Sunlei Sep 2013 #20

I've eaten kangaroo. It's tasty. MineralMan Sep 2013 #6

Here, son Aerows Sep 2013 #14

Fukushima Tuna, already pre cooked. . B Calm Sep 2013 #25

Me too. It's sold in my local supermarket and there's nothing wrong with it n/t Violet_Crumble Sep 2013 #23

They better hop to it. marmar Sep 2013 #9

Oh ho ho, yes! NuclearDem Sep 2013 #11

Interesting how the DNA scandal has changed the economy in some countries. Sunlei Sep 2013 #12

Oh look Aerows Sep 2013 #13

good point! I don't buy any foods, even pet foods 'processed' especially by china if I can help it. Sunlei Sep 2013 #17

She is part of the family Aerows Sep 2013 #19

I always wanted to DNA test those little china treats with the red 'meat' strip wrapped on them. Sunlei Sep 2013 #21

The horrible shocker will be when they find human DNA in there mtnester Sep 2013 #22

eww human DNA. :( a lot of those slaughter houses that wholesale big containers of meat... Sunlei Sep 2013 #24

I am seriously considering giving up meat. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #26