what human foods is horse meat in then?

[Tinsel Trouble]

It was just a bit of a joke, that its full of rubbish really... I don't actually think there is roadkill and appendicies in there, at least I hope not. Just plenty of floor sweepings from the slaughter house!

My godfather was the director of a multi-national chicken producer and as part of his work he had a guided tour of various abbatoirs, processors and factories. He says that in the old easter block where they produce the cheap chicken nuggets and chicken kievs they power hose the meat off the bone, that means it includes gristle, ligament, tendons and skin. The Eukaneba (?) dog food factory had people CUTTING the meat from the carcass and disposing of the rest. He said in the event of a famine he'll be tucking into the dog's dinner!

He also said that is a sausage squeaks when you bit into it, it contains penis meat. Tasty!!!

 

[Beatrice5]

Well that's put me off my bangers and mash ;0)

I knew there was a reason my kids only eat real meat and have a natural aversion to the processed stuff !!! Although probably full of rubbish I do allow my self the occasional burger from a well know fast food outlet and they are very naughty but nice ;0)

Also dogs eat raw thank goodness as processed stuff gives them squits - not suprised now!! But in defense I would say in the wild they would eat the whole animal offal and all but think they may draw the line at flea collars and sawdust !!

As for eating horse - I did without knowing when younger and on summer hols visiting my Dad in Kenya. He told me after I had eaten my stew....... can honestly say I thought it was beef but I was only 9.

 

[PonyIAmNotFood]

I've probably eaten it on holiday then without realising it. Meh, it tasted nice if I did. Glad it has to be labelled in UK though, feel better about hollands pies now!

 

[SusannaF]

I'm pretty certain that UK pet food, like US pet food, does not contain horse.

There was a huge scandal about it in America a decade or more ago, and the meat is no longer used in dog/cat food.

You can buy zebra meat in the UK, and there are a few restaurants that serve horse meat dishes. When horse-eating was popularised in Western Europe from the mid-nineteenth century onwards, most countries including Britain specified that it had to be sold either by specialist horse butchers or that it had to be very clearly labelled.

I've lived here for six years, and for a long time the only horse meat I saw was the processed sausages in a jar in one local supermarket, and the pizza toppings at a local restaurant. This year I've seen fresh horse meat for sale at posh street markets and at my nearest smart supermarket.

Like many others, if the horse has a humane end, I don't really care what happens to its body, but I don't fancy eating the stuff myself.

 

[Tinseltoes]

A lot of donkey meat goes into Italian salami. Also horsemeat (regional recipes vary).

Horse meat has (as far as I know) never had any specific name in europe & is usually just referred to as 'beef' or 'horse beef'.



There's a specific code printed on meat tickets which details the country of origin & probably lots else as well. Unfortunately, precooked products aren't so visible.

http://www.chefsguidetoscotchbeef.org/butcher/labelling.html

After my sons german teacher told him that BRATWURST was made from horse,I did some research and to my horror found out its true.Ewwwwwwwww I ate them when living in germany.I refuse to eat bratwurst,salmi,pepparoni or anything else alien ever again.lol

 

[SusannaF]

After my sons german teacher told him that BRATWURST was made from horse,I did some research and to my horror found out its true.Ewwwwwwwww I ate them when living in germany.I refuse to eat bratwurst,salmi,pepparoni or anything else alien ever again.lol

The bratwurst round here is pork.

 

[crabbymare]

After my sons german teacher told him that BRATWURST was made from horse,I did some research and to my horror found out its true.Ewwwwwwwww I ate them when living in germany.I refuse to eat bratwurst,salmi,pepparoni or anything else alien ever again.lol

Bratwurst is normally pork, its the rostwurst that will have horse in it.

 

[galaxy]

Most dog foods label which meat is in it. Not necessarily what parts... but the meat at least. (ie Burns, Arden Grange, Fish4dogs)

Maybe the lower end dog food may put any old thing in it, but I wouldn't feed them anyway!

 

[Tinseltoes]

The bratwurst round here is pork.

We were living in STUTTGART so dont really know.
As for horse being in pet food.YES IT IS.
There was a knackers yard in swansea they use to process it,where it went into the canned dog food. My dog only eats DRY food anyway.

 

[Fii]

My friend used to get her dogs food straight from the horse abattoire!