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UK farmers claim Uruguay’s ‘Hereford’ meat labelling is ‘misleading’

Saturday, September 10th 2011 - 05:27 UTC
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The UK National Farmers Union, NFU, has called on Asda supermarkets to change its labelling policy after it emerged that its meat marked ‘Hereford Prime Beef Sirloin Steak’ is sourced 6,800 miles away in Uruguay. Read full article

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  • Corresponsal

    RE: The imported Uruguayan beef steak sells at £15.46 a kilo - no cheaper than its British rival. (Meat Trade News Daily)

    Ah! But it tastes better, and is healthier! (Uruguay Natural!)

    Sep 10th, 2011 - 02:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Marcos Alejandro

    @1 Without a doubt.

    Sep 10th, 2011 - 04:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    @ You eat it then!

    NOTHING in South America is better than British. South America has no education, no guts, no brain.

    Sep 10th, 2011 - 04:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GeoffWard2

    Self-evidently, a Hereford is not the same as a Hereford-Zebu Cross.

    Both taste nice, but both should be labelled accurately for and at point-of-sale.

    Sep 10th, 2011 - 05:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Corresponsal

    The story is obviously confusing. There ARE “crosses” in SOUTH AMERICA but all the URUGUAYAN (natural) beef I eat in Uruguay and in the United States is labelled accurately. (I checked with a principal broker.)
    I suggest that you contact the British Embassy in Montevideo reference the inspection criteria for export to the UK.

    FYI, I am English, and am known for my objective opinion.

    Sep 10th, 2011 - 06:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Think

    (5) Mr. Corresponsal

    Welcome……………

    Here at MercoPress, English posters with objective opinions about other than steaks are “Bloody Rare”.
    Pun intended………..;-)

    Sep 10th, 2011 - 07:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Be serious

    The NFU is quite right to raise this matter.
    British consumers must know where their food comes from.
    Next thing we'll be allowing in manky Argentine meat masquerading as prime Scottish Angus Steak.

    Sep 10th, 2011 - 08:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Fido Dido

    The United States imports more from Brazil and the beef is indeed natural.

    Sep 10th, 2011 - 11:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GeoffWard2

    I think one of the sticking points is on the different national rules relating to growth hormones and their residuality in the consumption of rare-cooked beef.

    Sep 11th, 2011 - 01:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Be serious

    5
    FYI, I am English, and am known for my objective opinion.

    Doubt it on both counts.

    Sep 11th, 2011 - 03:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Corresponsal

    “Be serious” is obviously your desire but is beyond your ability as evidenced by both your comments! :-)

    Please keep to matter under debate, i.e.
    UK farmers claim Uruguay’s ‘Hereford’ meat labelling is ‘misleading’

    Sep 11th, 2011 - 03:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Think

    TWIMC

    If the British farmers are ”serious”, they should seek to trademark their beef breeds as “Hereford”, “Angus” and “Shorthorn”.
    The French have been quite successful in trademarking their “Roquefort”, “Camembert” and “Comté” cheeses……….
    Maybe we, South Americans should trademark some of our plants as Potato, Tomato, Tobacco etc. etc. etc.

    Sep 11th, 2011 - 04:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Frase

    6 -

    “English posters with objective opinions about other than steaks are “Bloody Rare”.”

    I think that should read:
    “Posters with objective opinions about other than steaks are “Bloody Rare”.”

    Your addition of 'English' renders my correction all the truer! :)

    Sep 11th, 2011 - 05:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Be serious

    Comment removed by the editor.

    Sep 11th, 2011 - 05:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GeoffWard2

    Better equivalents -

    Potato: 'Igorota', 'Solibao', 'Ganza' etc;
    equally cultivars of tomatoes and cultivars of tobacco are a million miles away from the original S.A. wildtype first cultivated.

    But the new Biodiversity Convention is leading in the direction of 'copyrighting' genetic variants.

    Sep 11th, 2011 - 06:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • PopTart

    “... a British product reared to stringent standards”?

    What's the concern? Uruguayan cows are not “mad” enought for the British?

    Sep 11th, 2011 - 07:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GeoffWard2

    Hi Poppy (virgin poster?)

    When their feet and mouths ulcerate and their tongues go blue, they don't just get mad, they get bloody angry.
    Beware the Uruguay border zone with neighbouring countries where such things do happen.

    Geoff, the 'mad' (permanently angry) ex-pat.

    Sep 11th, 2011 - 09:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Be serious

    OK - yet another thin skinned Argentine no hoper.
    Let me re- phrase
    “We both know you are talking out of your bottom”
    Hows that? Got it!

    Sep 12th, 2011 - 02:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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