Another reason not to eat fast food...
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It wasn't that long ago that horses were man's best friend not dogs0
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BK sold it, the buck stops with them, they can try to deflect as much as they like, it's their issue.
They should have full audit and quality controls in place - they didn't. Much like the other sellers.
This is probably the tip of the iceberg, if they didn't know horse meat was in the product (And it looks like it could have been up to a year) what else is in it? That's the problem not that it's just horse, - what else, their controls failed.
Don't get why people buy frozen burgers, this is one of the most simplest things to make yourself and the end result will be sooo much better for you, and soo much tastier.0 -
why are people so surprised that there's dead animal in their hunk of dead animal?
I've never understood why it's OK to eat some dead animals and not others?
Some places eat dogs and cats (our pets)0 -
I don't think it's the fact that horse meat was used, I think it's the fact that Burger King may have covered it up until they found an alternative supplier and the fact that cross-contamination existed. Whether it's in the US or in the UK,; it doesn't matter.
The problem is not dead meat in the meat; it's how it perhaps got there.0 -
well fast food "tastes" good because of all the MSG crap they put in the food. I hear KFC is the worst. They coat everything in that stuff. Bleh... Chinese restaurants also use a lot of it because it is addictive and it enhances flavors.
Another thing is trans fat, and lots of it. Less than 0.5g of trans fat are labeled as having 0g of trans fat and it does add up!0 -
Of course, I had to google pink slime to figure out what it is.
Yes, I prefer horse. But I'd like to know that I am eating horse, and not be told afterwards that they put some mystery meat in my food.0 -
Sometimes I"m happy that I don't eat meat... however, weird things are always in our food when you buy is premade/packaged/anything processed.
The FDA allows a certain percentage of various things in our food we would not eat ourselves. Research what the FDA will allow in processed foods and I bet you will second guess eating anything premade again.0 -
I'm not saying to never eat fast food, but if you eat food that you haven't prepared personally you can't freak out if there is weird stuff in it; it's a risk you take, unfortunately.
The difficulty is that most of don't control the supply chain. Using the example if eating beef, unless you raise and slaughter the cattle yourself you can't be completely sure what you're eating. Obviously the more processed the food is the more steps there are where you relying on someone else to be honest and the more opportunity there is for hiding unscrupulous practice.
This particular case follows hot on the tails of the suggestion that beef burgers sold by some supermarkets here contained horse meat and a UK supplier which had outsourced production to continental Europe, where eating horse meat is not considered unusual, was implicated as being the source. The issue is not that there is any health risk to eating horse, as I said earlier people in other countries do, it is more that we have a right for people selling things to correctly describe what they are selling.
Although this particular instance happened in the UK I suspect it could happen many other places too. Any time companies believe they will not be found out and therefore won't be held to account the temptation will exist to do this kind of thing.0 -
I don't get this. Why is a horse different than a cow? I mean, biologically they're not that different. If you're willing to eat one, why not the other?0
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Will I be eating BK any time soon?.. Neigh I say! My MANE reason.. its too hard to fit into my macros.
Eh.. nm.. I was just horsing around.
LOL! Love it!0 -
Of course, I had to google pink slime to figure out what it is.
Me too! Yack!0 -
WAIT?!?!?!?!
Whopper have actual meat in them?
JINX0 -
I don't make a habit of eating fast food however that's really not going to dissuade me.0
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why are people so surprised that there's dead animal in their hunk of dead animal?
I've never understood why it's OK to eat some dead animals and not others?
Some places eat dogs and cats (our pets)
I've never understood why people think its ok to eat one animal but are then repulsed by the thought of another.
Horse is a lot leaner than beef so it's probably healthier too.0 -
Who cares. The only problem I have with fast food is the ENORMOUS amount of sodium in EVERYTHING. So I try to limit my intake to 2-3x a month.0
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Well....good thing I live in the US and not the UK...I prefer Backyard Burger anyway...if I want a burger...
Never been a fan of Burger King's burgers....like their chicken sandwiches though.
OMG you have a Backyard Burger???? The one from my hometown went out of business like 10+ years ago..they have the best waffle fries on Earth! :noway:0 -
why are people so surprised that there's dead animal in their hunk of dead animal?
^^^ this^^^0 -
Horse meat is delicious; it is known.
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why are people so surprised that there's dead animal in their hunk of dead animal?
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HA!
Keep looking.. you'l find way more gross stuff then that in there.. lol0 -
WAIT?!?!?!?!
Whopper have actual meat in them?
JINX
^^^
HA AGAIN!0 -
Will I be eating BK any time soon?.. Neigh I say! My MANE reason.. its too hard to fit into my macros.
Eh.. nm.. I was just horsing around.
It was worth clicking on this topic just for that comment.0 -
Will I be eating BK any time soon?.. Neigh I say! My MANE reason.. its too hard to fit into my macros.
Eh.. nm.. I was just horsing around.
It was worth clicking on this topic just for that comment.
Yes it seems his puns have taken the reins to this thread. No way to stable it now.0 -
looooooolI'd rather eat horsemeat in europe than pink slime in the states. Just sayin!0 -
I hear horse meat has a lot of good flavor...like goat, beef, pork, lamb....they all have diff flavours0
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Wonder if it was Shergar? That would indeed make it fast food.0
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I'll eat a horse burger. If there was a place I could go try one near me, I would go for it!0
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Yeah, the horse doesn't bother me as much as the insane amount of ingredients in the "so-called" patties they use. I skip that crap, if I want to chew on tiny pieces of plastic I'll just chew on some damn legos0
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Will I be eating BK any time soon?.. Neigh I say! My MANE reason.. its too hard to fit into my macros.
Eh.. nm.. I was just horsing around.
It was worth clicking on this topic just for that comment.
Yes it seems his puns have taken the reins to this thread. No way to stable it now.
Sifting through the thinly veiled vegetarian superiority complexes on this thread was worth it for these posts. Lol0
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