On 09/02/2013 01:23, geoff wrote:
In message , John
Rumm writes
On 08/02/2013 11:04, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
....then how can we trust them when they say
"Of course, the horse meat is completely safe to eat."

The only way they could claim that is if the meat came from a supply
farmed for human consumption and rigorously quality checked (as I
hope our
beef, lamb and pork is).

However if they lied once, how can they be trusted?

How do we know the horses weren't shot because they had an infectious
disease such as coughing, or expired just past the finishing post due to
over doping?

No doubt this story will run forever......

Had a horse burger once...



gave me the trots!


As long as you didn't get the runs - couldn't have been RED rumm

Always used to think down that direction when I saw "Country Life
Shirgar Welsh Butter" for sale. Hence we called it horse-butter.

(Pedants - I *know* spelling is different.)

--
Rod