Horsemeat lasagne was not sold in Malta shops

Irena Shuke

Feb 17th, 21:36

I somehow fail to see how eating a horse is different from eating a cow, a dog, a cat or any other living, breathing animal.
"Meat is meat", said the man as he was putting his mother-in-law's corpse in the freezer.

Celine Grech

Feb 12th, 13:34

"... but these are not produced in the same plant in France...They are produced in Sweden."

Well then, they should better check where the Swedish manufacturer is procuring their meat because the general director of the Romanian abattoir under investigation said "We do not export horse meat to France but we export to the Netherlands, Sweden and Bulgaria." (Daily Mail)

Charles Mangion

Feb 12th, 06:43

I hope health inspectors in malta are checking Foods Market and other establishments and take samples to be analized such things as Burgers and sausages manufactured in Malta as well

Ms.D. Galea

Feb 11th, 15:29

Horsemeat is not advisable for consumption by anyone suffering from high blood pressure or certain blood dyscrasias like polycytaemia,Care should be taken when buying ready-made meals minced meat. There could be anything in that meat and only God knows what its provenience is.
I hope the authorities are keeping a close check about what is being sold from the supermarkets.

Mr Andrew Camilleri

Feb 11th, 14:36

I don't understand what the fuss is all about. I eat horse meat regularly at a restaurant in B 'Kara. And I love it!

James Tyrrell

Feb 11th, 14:03

It is misleading to talk about horsemeat traces when in some cases the products were found to contain 100% horsemeat! It is also misleading to state that horsemeat is no more dangerous than beef. Horses do not have the same medical checks and history as beef as they are not expected to be eaten. And the Environmental Health Directorate needs to be testing not waiting!

Peter Murray

Feb 11th, 11:08

So according to the Health Ministry this violation of the food labelling laws is merely "undesirable" ?Who is ensuring that the the contents as shown on the food labels is what is actually contained in the product?Are our pro-active Environmental Health Directorate simply waiting to be "informed " about any contaminated products before taking any action?How reassuring to consumers confidence.

Joe A. Borg

Feb 11th, 10:28

You put mind at rest... but still it does not convince me.

I'll stick to my home made meat-less lasange and meat-less balls.

Thank you Findus, but no thanks, you can keep your meat!!

Peter Murray

Feb 11th, 09:44

Surely the principal issue here is that retailers and suppilers lied about the contents of the products (and their questionable monitoring system to ensure that the product is as declared on the label).What about undeclared ingredients?How are our authorities ensuring that the product labelling reflects the actual contents to restore consumer confidence and why should we believe them now anyway

M Vella

Feb 11th, 09:22

Just to clarify,Commercial director Ray Portelli said,'The discovery of horse meat traces in beef products',it wasn't just traces but in the Findus Beef lasagne which is suppose to contain 100% beef it contains 100%horse meat,according to the Daily Mail online.

Peter Murray

Feb 10th, 21:32

the Environmental Health Directorate should not be waiting "for any information to be received that contaminated meat produsts are placed on the local market" but rather rigorously testing these products to reassure confidence and allay consumer fears that what it says on the product labelling is what is actually contained in the product - as the issue of public health is not the real issue!