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Mixing of Meats in Food
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I don't eat pork so whenever I buy certain prepackaged foods I need to flip them over and see what else went into the food and I've noticed how often so many meat groups are mixed together.
Like I got I think a chicken dish and it had in it both beef and pork fat.
Now if you're Muslim or Jewish you can't eat the pork and if you're a Hindu you can't eat the beef.
Also a lot of things like yoghurt's and desserts may contain gelatin which half the time don't say if it's pork or beef gelatin.
Anyone else have to read labels carefully? or think it's strange what you think should be a vegetarian dish and isn't?
I find Asda's own brand don't tend to mix different meats as much as Tesco's and I find Asda's labellings much more precise.
Like I got I think a chicken dish and it had in it both beef and pork fat.
Now if you're Muslim or Jewish you can't eat the pork and if you're a Hindu you can't eat the beef.
Also a lot of things like yoghurt's and desserts may contain gelatin which half the time don't say if it's pork or beef gelatin.
Anyone else have to read labels carefully? or think it's strange what you think should be a vegetarian dish and isn't?
I find Asda's own brand don't tend to mix different meats as much as Tesco's and I find Asda's labellings much more precise.
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Also don't know why they use animal by products in a lot of desserts/chocolates that don't need to have them in - I swear I read somewhere that for example if a Mars bar has a U at the end of the expiry date then that means it was manufactured in the UK and that the whey in it is ok for veggies, whereas ones that are manufactured in Europe use animal by-products so aren't. They don't exactly make things easy for us or indeed for people who don't eat certain types of meat for religious reasons.
I'm vegetarian, but also try to avoid palm oil when I shop so I always spend ages looking at labels.
To be honest, I think that people should learn to cook from fresh rather than eat ready made shit in a bag. They're going to be full of crap.
As far as gelatine, rennet, cochneal ect are concerned (from a vegetarian standpoint) you tend to know what you are looking at and what they are likely to be in... For example, dishes with cheese in may have animal fats in, mousse might have gelatine.
I agree that they should state whether it is pork or beef gelatine. maybe you should write to them.
I don't see why companies need to use gelatine when they can use pectin... And gelatine or isinglass in beers and wines... Why???
I tend to find life's a doddle for veggies, there's that nice v on pretty much everything. If you're picky about what you eat then you'll need to check carefully.
Indeed. Why on packets of peanuts, does it say 'warning: contains nuts'?
I have to read labels carefully, although for me now it is pretty much common sense. (as in, I know that most butters will contain milk, as will most yoghurts)
I wouldn't be at all surprised, if 'contains nuts' wasn't on the packet, some prat would sue the makers for not making this clear
Well in some ways it's easier to be Veggie and do shopping then be someone that doesn't eat certain meats ... but do others.
I also look for that "V" sign and if I do then I know I can stop there and just buy that item but otherwise it's like ok check for gelatin, lard, etc.
I also find the stores that are bringing in food from abroad like LIDL far better at providing food that is free from a range of addon's like gelatin, etc.
What do people think of Frankenstein Food like when thy take a gene from a fish and put it into a tomato to make it stay fresher for longer?
And Diamond Geezer, I don't think you can do things like that without paying for it at some point. They are trying to fix problems caused in the first place by unsustainable farming practices and over use of pesticedes, so messing with the genetic composition of food seems like the least logical action to take, besides which there is no evidence to indicate it is safe in the long term.
Tuna and bacon