Venison in Tesco’s.
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“Produced in Scotland using venison from UK and New Zealand”.
Let’s hope the piece you picked up was UK shot then!
Let’s hope the piece you picked up was UK shot then!
FISH BOY
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Yep - bottom left on the second photo.
Didn’t know that - only an annual shopper when the wife’s away
Not quite.Yep - bottom left on the second photo.
Didn’t know that - only an annual shopper when the wife’s away
The Country of Origin is where the goods have been grown, produced or manufactured.
Depending on the process, the raw materials may have come from New Zealand but have been substantially processed here in the UK. It is all about the value-add.
Hence why sausages made in the UK using Danish pork can be labelled and sold as British.
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FISH BOY
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Understand your logic, however if that were the case why would it even mention New Zealand.
Origin should be where it has come from.
Will go back next year to see if any of the others are marked NZ.
Can’t say - perhaps because they use a variety of sources for their venison to meet seasonal demands.
From a provenance perspective we should really insist on country of birth/rearing, country of slaughter and country of processing being shown on all our food products.
Country of Origin, however, has a very specific meaning within the world of Global Trade, as it has a direct impact on duties, tariffs, etc.
Foxyboy43
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Interesting and certainly encouraging but like others slightly suspicious about NZ mention and more pertinently the ratio of NZ to Scottish meat. Also interesting that “bullet fragments” may be in the meat which suggests “wild” deer shot in a variety of ways rather than head-shot farmed deer where the chances of bullet fragments would be pretty remote. Still, it is a step in the right direction.
Even more frustrating when the local game dealer is paying a handsome reward of £0.50/kg. From that to £27 retail...!!!
DG
I can never understand why amateur stalkers put up with that. Commercial stalkers fine, but the rest of us get given our pennies and toddle off to Asda to buy burgers at £6.59/kg ! Even if we turned the whole beast into burgers we would be better off. Certainly health wise.
Magnificent 7
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May contain lead warning also so perhaps it isn't such a big deal after all the supermarkets wanting lead free
baguio
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What difference does that make? They have mention it by law. That doesn't mean that anyone cares. Some may but most will not even read it.
baguio
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Why is it going to be farmed? If that was the case then why mention lead. Farmed venison will not contain lead in the steaks surely?
Some of us don’t. Eat what you shoot is my motto…..with the exception of foxes
"Buy burgers " what's that all about? .Make burgers yes ,buy never.
Already posted in the past how Costco charge £27kg for venison, the few deer a year this "amateur " stalker shoot get eaten in house.
Family love burgers,steaks and roasts for free and what game dealers offer no point in selling it on tbh.
Already posted in the past how Costco charge £27kg for venison, the few deer a year this "amateur " stalker shoot get eaten in house.
Family love burgers,steaks and roasts for free and what game dealers offer no point in selling it on tbh.
The only venison that can be certified as organic is farmed or park. Not wild.
Woodsmoke
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That's Highland Game for you. Still, not as mercenary as Donald Russell I guess
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