Horse in the Lasagne

Hi Val, The problem with having unregulated horse in food stuffs, is that animals that are intended for human consumption are closely monitored and tagged. A reputable abattoir will not accept an animal that isn't tagged and proven to be fit for human consumption. Jan from the donkey sanctuary tells me that a lot of her donkeys were originally bound for the slaughter house, but because of disease were not accepted. Horses that have found their way to Romanian abattoirs are illegal, in the fact that they may have been treated with drugs over their lifetime that are dangerous to humans or more likely they were never treated for anything, therefore are riddled with all kinds of intestinal parasites, which are easily transferable to humans. Saying that if you regularly eat a Findus frozen lasagna the chances are you are already immune to anything a horse can throw at you! Don't forget the horse element is only the tip of the iceberg, if criminals are using horses as fillers to maximise their profits what else are they using? Dogs, cats, rodents? All of which are perfectly edible if they are "clean".  I am always surprised when I see the adverts for "Iceland" and the like at Christmas time and they are advertising  "30 party canapes" for a quid etc!  How on earth do the general public think they manufacture these products so cheaply? It costs  the best part of a pound to run the factory, package the goods, deliver to the retail outlet and then run the retail outlet. After profit and taxes, how much is left to buy the raw materials to make 30 sausage rolls? Scary isn't it? Enjoy your Sunday roast Mimi x Val says Now that makes you think,  what a good thought provoking letter from Mimi and Kevin Scragg who before Christmas donated a lorry load of hay to the donkey sanctuary.They are ''proper'' farmers and know their horse from their cow.Thanks to you  both Comments to   taglines82@gmail.com