You don't know what you're eating

21 Feb 2005

*sigh*
The fresher the better of course but our lifestyle is so rushed that we cannot avoid convenience and processed foods.
This incident reminds me the paprika scandal last year. Apparently some git decided to mix the good and pure Hungarian paprika with cheap paprika from South America that had been contaminated from a poisonous weed. The result was toxic paprika circulating for a long time without anyone's knowledge (as the git never revealed what he had done and paprika got sold as genuine 100% Hungarian paprika). Needless to say the Hungarians are gutted to be unable to use their favourite spice.

21 Feb 2005

Quote by Tania
*sigh*
The fresher the better of course but our lifestyle is so rushed that we cannot avoid convenience and processed foods.
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You mean all these frantic hours posting crap???
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.
I hate eating crap. Pot Noodles should be banished from the planet. And if you like ketchup on your chips - why not just pour 2 spoons of sugar over them and watch your teeth deteriorate......?
Sorry. I have VERY strong views on processed food......

21 Feb 2005

Quote by SunBunny
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.

Today I am a beef and onion pie :mrgreen:
Venusxxx

21 Feb 2005

Quote by SunBunny
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.

ops: :oops: lol

That must make me a prick then :evil2:
Tracy-Jayne . . . many a true word spoken in jest rolleyes

:lol:

21 Feb 2005

I must be a pussy then.........I'll get me coat bolt

Dave_Notts

21 Feb 2005

In which case I'm a pussy with a prick!
Or is that a TOM.

:bounce: :rotflmao: :bounce: :rotflmao:

21 Feb 2005

Before we all rush off in an Edwina Curry type frenzy of panic , perhaps we should consider the lifelong additives involved in the last pussy we ate :shock:

21 Feb 2005

I`m beginning to get an idea of what happened to my cat when he disappeared last May.
YOU BASTARDS!!!!!! mad

:x :x
Venusxxx

21 Feb 2005

We didnt know !!! We just ordered number seventy three from Ho Hings sad

soz
( if it helps he was lovely and crispy)

21 Feb 2005

Be careful mate !! Was that carrot wrapped in cling film ? It can be carcenogenic .

21 Feb 2005

Was the cow registered and innoculated ?

21 Feb 2005

Scandal I came home tonight to a child wanting to know what crisps he could take to school with him tomorrow. Yeah I know they are unhealthy but they don't have them all the time and they do eat loads of fruit and veg rolleyes

Anyway, I was able to go and look so thank you Scandal kiss

Dawn :silly:

21 Feb 2005

To get back on thread (suppose someone has to), this whole thing is a flash in the pan and will have neglible effects on human health like a lot of the scare stories given out by the press.
More people have food poisoning from their nearest and dearest and suffer more serious consequences than this new problem. If you want more info then go to the Food Standards Agency website and get the info about this from there. Or you can scare yourself silly and get the info from the newspapers (same journos who say we are dirty, evil perverts). One set of people give you the facts, the others sell newspapers.
Dave_Notts

21 Feb 2005

Well I looked through the list of affected foods and figured that I've already eaten a load of it anyway so there's not much point me getting rid of the rest dunno

I might offer myself up for research on the effect of consuming the dye. lol

21 Feb 2005

Quote by Scandal
If you want more info then go to the Food Standards Agency website and get the info about this from there. Or you can scare yourself silly and get the info from the newspapers (same journos who say we are dirty, evil perverts). One set of people give you the facts, the others sell newspapers.

:banghead: :boxing:
So I take it that you believe all that you read in the NOTW then dunno

There is a lot of stuff out there that is added to your food that people take for granted as being "natural". Try abit of investigating........the www is good for getting info......but see who is sponsoring the site before making up your mind.
Dave_Notts

21 Feb 2005

Quote by SunBunny
*sigh*
The fresher the better of course but our lifestyle is so rushed that we cannot avoid convenience and processed foods.
.

You mean all these frantic hours posting crap???
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.
I hate eating crap. Pot Noodles should be banished from the planet. And if you like ketchup on your chips - why not just pour 2 spoons of sugar over them and watch your teeth deteriorate......?
Sorry. I have VERY strong views on processed food......
I don't spend frantic hours posting crap. I spend frantic hours trying to find something of interest.
Personally I try and cook fresh because that was the way I was brought up, but I can't blame others for using lots of processed convenience foods.
If you have never had a hamburger/KFC/doner kebab/chinese/microwave dinners/canned soup or spaghetti or sausages or ham/frozen meat or vegs and Sunday roasts with heaps of Bisto on them, then you deserve a special medal.
I read somewhere (forget where) that some school children were taught about the carrot and were surprised to see it in whole form as they thought carrots came in frozen packages, in neat little shapes. Also my friend told me that when they run an inner city farm in Wales for underprivileged children, the kids were amazed to find out that milk came from goats/cows.
Can't wait for Jamie's programme tomorrow. Hope he manages to change school children's food habits.

21 Feb 2005

Quote by xxdevil69
Well I looked through the list of affected foods and figured that I've already eaten a load of it anyway so there's not much point me getting rid of the rest I might offer myself up for research on the effect of consuming the dye.

And what about junior? Is he/she a willing participant to research? :cry:

21 Feb 2005

Quote by Tania
I don't spend frantic hours posting crap.
Personally I try and cook fresh because that was the way I was brought up, but I can't blame others for using lots of processed convenience foods.
If you have never had a hamburger/KFC/doner kebab/chinese/microwave dinners/canned soup or spaghetti or sausages or ham/frozen meat or vegs and Sunday roasts with heaps of Bisto on them, then you deserve a special medal.
Can't wait for Jamie's programme tomorrow. Hope he manages to change school children's food habits.

Tania I didn't mean you personally posting crap, I'm sorry, I can see that it looked that way redface

I meant all of us. We all do it...too busy doing silly things to worry about the bigger things -like our health.
I think the British, as a society, have become very lazy when it comes to eating proper, cooked food , and too easily led by pretty packaging.
I am no saint and love crisps and alcohol ....both bad for me, one giving me cellulite, the other hiccups, but generally I try to be a healthy eater and over the years have come up against a lot of stick for it. Like, 'why don't you get a life instead of fiddling about making salad in a tupperware for tomorrows lunch...?'
Well if its uncool (maybe I should post in MikeNorths Uncool World thread...) to prefer fresh, hand-prepared food - I dont care. Like you I believe the upcoming generations are the ones to teach. Most British and Americans are far too gone to change their habits now, as eating habits learnt in youth stay with us for a lifetime.
Sorry again Tania , I went off on one, didn't think...... confused

21 Feb 2005

Quote by Scandal
Dave, can you see the links below that I posted in the first post?

And for your information I wouldn't wipe my ass with the NOTW.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh those links.......pmsl........walks quickly......not looking over his shoulder.
Dave_Notts

21 Feb 2005

i always ask a womans name before eating her lol

22 Feb 2005

Quote by Tania
Well I looked through the list of affected foods and figured that I've already eaten a load of it anyway so there's not much point me getting rid of the rest I might offer myself up for research on the effect of consuming the dye.

And what about junior? Is he/she a willing participant to research? :cry:
At the end of the day, if there is going to be any harm done.. it will already be done because I've eaten the products before being able to do anything about it.. I could sit here and beat myself up thinking "oh no.. I've put myself and my baby at risk from terrible things" or I can think "fuck it" theres not much I can really do about it is there?
If the danger was that high they'd be demanding that anyone who had consumed any of the affected produce should seek immediate medical attention.

22 Feb 2005

Quote by xxdevil69
Well I looked through the list of affected foods and figured that I've already eaten a load of it anyway so there's not much point me getting rid of the rest I might offer myself up for research on the effect of consuming the dye.

And what about junior? Is he/she a willing participant to research? :cry:
At the end of the day, if there is going to be any harm done.. it will already be done because I've eaten the products before being able to do anything about it.. I could sit here and beat myself up thinking "oh no.. I've put myself and my baby at risk from terrible things" or I can think "fuck it" theres not much I can really do about it is there?
If the danger was that high they'd be demanding that anyone who had consumed any of the affected produce should seek immediate medical attention.
You are right when you say there is nothing you can do about it if you have already eaten it........but you could stop eating anymore of it and return it to the retailer and get your money back. Even half eaten products. The FSA have said the risk is small but there is a residual risk. This means that they will offer the advice and as informed adults we take the choice.....or the risk.
Personally, it can be in a lot more foods than have been identified so far. They will recall those products they know about but some will stay on the market until at least its use by date. Like a lot of things in life, there is a risk. I won't worry about it too much......but then again......my 20+ a day dirty habit is more carcinogenic than this cock up.
Dave_Notts

22 Feb 2005

Quote by leprechaun
i always ask a womans name before eating her lol

Bit like this guy then......

Hello Clarice. :shock:

22 Feb 2005

Quote by SunBunny
Sorry again Tania , I went off on one, didn't think......

No need to feel sorry, I did not get offended, was just making a light joke or play with words. I will get the hang of it one day, I promise! LOL

22 Feb 2005

Just have to say that this warning only applies to crappy Crosse and Blackwell worcestershire sauce which is used in a lot of commercial food production.
If you have the iconic Lea and Perrins bottle in your store cupboard then feel free to drink it by the gallon.
Cheers
Cock of the North

22 Feb 2005

nice one cock o the north,overlooked that,you just saved my stew.