tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post614651187834613266..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: Victory Imminent for Regulatory NeighsayersBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-14694206306951891322013-02-21T18:44:54.901-05:002013-02-21T18:44:54.901-05:00The poisoned consumer's condition was describe...The poisoned consumer's condition was described as 'stable'.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-80281560420791751422013-02-20T13:40:01.406-05:002013-02-20T13:40:01.406-05:00ew. I wouldn't eat Republican. Too fatty. B...ew. I wouldn't eat Republican. Too fatty. Besides, you have a pretty good idea where they've been.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-83160278949497710592013-02-20T13:39:20.796-05:002013-02-20T13:39:20.796-05:00mouthing 'er fleurs break, sitting up..in to l...mouthing 'er fleurs break, sitting up..in to listen to men talk about meat , wait, what , the globe and mail , that's not right , they said that if i sent an orb to l a immed. after he mentioned that i was by the lake, ont. here , that he would not turn in to another man that has suddenly taken an interest in the globe and mail .. , damn,/ up ag...back to 'er finer dusting .. .annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224316837055308827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-31512774642300678062013-02-20T12:00:22.290-05:002013-02-20T12:00:22.290-05:00BTW this is symptomatic of problems with EU-wide e...BTW this is symptomatic of problems with EU-wide economic regulation, since the EU is run by the mostly unaccountable European commission. Germany has a "consumer protection minister" who has made all kinds of toothless announcements once the British horsemeat scandal was found to have reached German supermarkets, but no one expects anything to be done, since it is not within her jurisdiction that the problems occurred.<br /><br />Fortunately, there are still butchers in Europe who will process your meat in front of you. The most affordable are Muslim halal butchers if you want to forego pork and are not offended by halal.Mandoshttp://politblogo.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-89095203102441860642013-02-20T11:56:20.725-05:002013-02-20T11:56:20.725-05:00The thing is huge news here in Europe, because foo...The thing is huge news here in Europe, because food purity is a public obsession, even if the regulatory agencies do little to enforce it. <br /><br />So. Horses raised for meat are actually quite expensive. You don't put *that* horsemeat in cheap lasagna, it's a delicacy. <br /><br />The horses that are going into the meat are of unknown quality and may indeed have very many drugs and other things in them---race and recreational horses are drugged to the nines---and it undermines public confidence in the European food system. <br /><br />They've found that Turkish doner sold in Western Europe (not from Turkey) also has unknown quantities of horsemeat---and pork, which is it *really* not supposed to have.Mandoshttp://politblogo.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-56648032773059387802013-02-20T10:28:51.308-05:002013-02-20T10:28:51.308-05:00Basically, the "watchdogs" will be remov...<i>Basically, the "watchdogs" will be removed from the meat-packing plants...</i><br /><br />Welcome to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle" rel="nofollow">The Jungle</a>.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-51395177754600846072013-02-20T10:24:42.253-05:002013-02-20T10:24:42.253-05:00I honestly haven't followed this saga at all. ...I honestly haven't followed this saga at all. And frankly, I'm confused. Is the problem that horsemeat is not nutricious, or somehow not healthy to eat? Because if people bought it as beef and ate it and couldn't tell the difference, and some of it was horse, or dog, or Republican, I'm having a problem getting terribly upset. Obviously there's a dishonesty factor, transparency is always better than opacity, but in the end if the food you buy is not dangerous or harmful and tastes like it should, it's probably not that big a deal.<br /><br />Also, too, I'd second the conclusion that you shouldn't let strangers handle your meat. Um, except maybe on weekends...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.com