Red Tractor rotten turkeys
- Thread starter warksfarmer
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- Lincolnshire
How can this possibly be?.....
warksfarmer
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casper74
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- Location
- North Yorkshire
Same happened last year with Tesco Turkeys, they won't change, couldn't give a 
about robbing suppliers or customers.
about robbing suppliers or customers.
Will they not be able to sell any red tractor product until corrective action taken?…..
Why ? RT is an on farm accreditation. This is a fault of the food chain, it is nothing to do with whether the turkeys are RT or not.
For sure, we can and should blame RT for being in bed with the cartel, but that's a separate issue.
Netherfield
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- Location
- West Yorkshire
And sometimes the customer doesn't help, they picked up a turkey on the 23rd, not eating it while the 26th, came back on the 27th complaining it smelled
After questioning it turned out they hadn't enough room in the fridge, so kept it on top of the wardrobe in a centrally heated bedroom.
- Location
- DD9.
Last time I was in a Tesco was about 12yr ago and the fridge aisle was swimming in water from broken fridges..do they still use the same type? 
- Location
- N.Lincs
It should be fully traceable - from the store it was bought in - to the van/lorry that delivered it to the store - to the warehouse where it was held - to the van/ lorry that collected it from the point of slaughter - to the bloke that killed it - to the vehicle that took it to the point of slaughter - to the bloke that caught it - to the farmer that reared it.
There will be an enquiry. They'll just say," The stakeholders will all be involved, lessons will be learnt, going forward there will be more checks and paperwork".
.....and next year it'll all happen all over again.
There will be an enquiry. They'll just say," The stakeholders will all be involved, lessons will be learnt, going forward there will be more checks and paperwork".
.....and next year it'll all happen all over again.
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TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
I'd imagine there has been a refrigeration breakdown somewhere along it's journey.
Courier
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- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
It’ll likely be a problem with post processing storage ….Not RT’s fault.
Last time I was in a Tesco was about 12yr ago and the fridge aisle was swimming in water from broken fridges..do they still use the same type?
Probably. Tesco's fridges and freezers burn more electricity than does all of UK agriculture, maybe someone turned a thermostat down in the turkey aisle. Every little helps.
Pistonbroke
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Wifey normally gets a two or three discounted crowns on Christmas Eve and freezes them. A couple of the ones in Aldi were blowing up the plastic,so she left them there!
borderterribles
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- Location
- South Shropshire
All that happens is that they give the ones who can be ar$ed to go back and complain, their money back and it's all forgotten about
Massey4517
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More paperwork is never the answer. From what I've seen when I worked in warehouses corrective action is always more paperwork which just means more gets forged. Short staffed or lazy staff or no space in storage areas. Yes it likely can be traced all the way back but I would hazard a guess it all shows correct on paper.
Factory's trying to pump out more than they have capacity for at busy times usually means things sit out of temperature when being loaded/unloaded for longer than they should due to lack of space.
Same goes for when fridges/freezers are being restocked in supermarkets. Product will sit out to long.
The likelihood is the food chain has failed at multiple points causing this. however everyone will try to play the game in proving its not there fault.
Courier
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- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
We collect placenta from newborns for stem cell harvesting which have to be kept cool and processed within 24 hours near Gatwick.
Temperature tags from these folk are the order of the day - they are available in many different specifications so could be used on this type of product - only costs a few pence each.
Maybe RT should insist on their use as part of the cool chain procedure.
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Temperature tags from these folk are the order of the day - they are available in many different specifications so could be used on this type of product - only costs a few pence each.
Maybe RT should insist on their use as part of the cool chain procedure.
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- Location
- Devon
I don't know of a food scare that was the fault of the producer.
They have always been due to our suppliers or the processors and retailers.
This is the main reason that assurance is hogwash.
I'm willing to bet that the problem with the turkeys lies at staff shortages not packing the deliveries away into freezers [quickly enough].