Dispathes!

[cymruambyth1]

In the middle of watching dispatches, supermarket secrets. It makes me sick to think people can treat animals like that!! it disgusts me! It's definately put me off eating chicken from supermarkets!!

[situhill]

I agree. Its discusting that animals are treated this way, and in the end, its not good for us anyway- the resutls of the fat test were proof of that. Although we may end up killing and eating them, we shouldnt abuse them.

I believe it has a lot to do witht the fact that people are so remoevd form the food chain nowdays, they dont even realise that a joint of beef was once a cow. We need to be more involved in how food is produced, and see meat as an animal product rather than a slab of red material on a shelf.

I have read several excellent books, including 'fast food nation', 'not on the label', and also 'shopped'. They have all changed my eating activities and I now only buy organic meat and veg.

[cymruambyth1]

I know wat you mean, we definately should be more involved. Im near enough a vegetarian, I only eat chicken but now that is definately going to cost me more!

[Albert Park]

I also felt sorry for the birds, particularly those who could not support their own body weight and were trampled over.

It will not prevent me from buying chicken, but I will certainly consider purchasing from a poultry butcher, or at the minimum look for HOCKBURNS when shopping in asupermarket.

The second programme, next Monday, will make interesting viewing.

[ceebee007]

It was a bit of an eye-opener, wasn't it?!  I agree with situhill that people are so removed from the food chain nowadays.

I also think that a so many people now just do not know how to cook using simple, fresh ingredients.  This is just not being taught in schools the way it used to be.  If there is one thing that everyone has to do after leaving school then surely it is to fend for themselves! 

The desire for the 'cheap quick fix' as far as food is concerned has led to huge increase in the ready-meals industry, a lot of which is full of cheap, nasty ingredients.  I do understand that we all lead busy lives these days and people are looking to feed families as cheaply as possible, but isn't it this desire for 'cheap' food that is causing so many problems like in those hen 'factories' we saw on that programme?

Driving down the amount paid to producers so that supermarket customers pay less at the checkout can only lead to undesirable rearing conditions.

Over the years, the power of the supermarkets has been responsible for putting a lot of the smaller specialist shops out of business but recently, there seems to be a gradual reawakening to the importance of these independent shops.  Long may it continue! 

Sorry for the rant but it's just a subject I feel strongly about!

[Bex28]

I went shopping today and lo and behold, there were hockburns on on the grade a chickens, even the ever-carnivourous boyfriend was actually put off!

[Bex28]

Oh and did anyone else notice, that the lamb chops in the taste test with Raymond Blanc were actually labelled 'Lamp Chops' twice on the screen...?