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Thats the part which is funny really, they like to keep things in the dark, so they don't necessarily lie but they don't tell the absolute truth either
Where did my steak come from.
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Thats the part which is funny really, they like to keep things in the dark, so they don't necessarily lie but they don't tell the absolute truth either
This thread seems to be demanding MORE traceability! Couldn't agree more. It's the whole reason that whole life assurance is the only assurance. None of this 90 day tosh.
The sooner its brought in the better and I'll write to my MP off the back of feeling in this thread to demand it.
The sooner its brought in the better and I'll write to my MP off the back of feeling in this thread to demand it.
You're lucky, when we had cattle 50% of them never got a final destination logged on CTS
spin cycle
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well it's happened before.....if animals are only traced halfway (which it sounds like) on their journey farm to plate there's basically a gaping hole in traceability once off the lorry
sounds like farmers are being used to give the illusion of traceability via RT
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There isn't traceability back to an individiual animal for the simple reason this would cost the processors and supermarkets money and that would never do.
It's fine to load the cost of individual animal ID onto the farmer though, with electronic readers and all that baloney because he is lower down the pecking order and doesn't kick up a fuss. He has to do as he is told or else it's a crime against humanity, but further up tree, well it doesn't really matter and can swept under the carpet with all sorts of platitudes.
It's fine to load the cost of individual animal ID onto the farmer though, with electronic readers and all that baloney because he is lower down the pecking order and doesn't kick up a fuss. He has to do as he is told or else it's a crime against humanity, but further up tree, well it doesn't really matter and can swept under the carpet with all sorts of platitudes.
Plus the massive gaping hole from birth until the final assured farm before slaughter in many instances.
All the gaps need closing.
spin cycle
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how is wla going to help....they can't even be sure where it's been last 90 days
....problem is no traceability once it's off the lorry
Courier
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@Clive I was just wondering if you have any vacancies on this forum, as it seems your staff live on steak,
going off for an other lettuce sandwich, least I can trace it to 3 row on the right in the garden, but as for the bread, well it's Warburton's
Probably be better eating the lettuce with the steak and cutting the bread out.[emoji6]
spin cycle
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how is wla going to help....they can't even be sure where it's been last 90 days
As I said, all gaps need closing.
spin cycle
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starting with the op's request and supermarkets not farmers
llamedos
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errr...passports
Precisely. Farmers have to provide indivual animal traceability for cattle and sheep, but once they leave our care the traceability is not maintained. Can't blame the farmer, for once.
Obviously the trading standards got their testing results mixed up
But RT state that their assured produce is assured from farm to fork. It is, but that statement only applies to the last few months of time on farm. It's all but indefensible as a statement of truth.errr...passports
spin cycle
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worse than that it's only 90 days then cos once it hits the abbatoir it's 'lost'
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- Lincolnshire
Calf has to be double tagged and registered within 3 days of birth with individual number. These tags have to be maintained by the farmer until it leaves his care. Surely the farmer is doing everything possible to enable individual animal traceability.
llamedos
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Not all assured cattle are moved from pillar to post though out their lives, why pile more owness on the farmer, when they cant or wont tell you where it was just before abattoir.