Worried about meat suppliers

[Patti the landlady]

Can any one please help me I would like to know where Aldi meat comes from it’s all labelled Ashfields who don’t exist
I tried to gain information and did find out that the pork etc comes from America
Who indirectly get it from Mexico and other countries ?

 

[Beefsmith]

Can any one please help me I would like to know where Aldi meat comes from it’s all labelled Ashfields who don’t exist
I tried to gain information and did find out that the pork etc comes from America
Who indirectly get it from Mexico and other countries ?

I don’t use Aldi for this reason. It may well be cheap but cheap meat is poor in my experience. I’ve tried Aldi numerous times but I’ve never had any decent meat so we just don’t bother now. Fill the freezer up once a year direct off a farm now.

 

[Highland Mule]

Can any one please help me I would like to know where Aldi meat comes from it’s all labelled Ashfields who don’t exist
I tried to gain information and did find out that the pork etc comes from America
Who indirectly get it from Mexico and other countries ?

Have a look on the label and it will give you the plant it is cut in. A google of that will get you started. I suspect that different parts of the country may have different suppliers though - certainly quite a lot of Aldi produce is locally supplied and will be UK sourced.

I know that the Aldi Wagyu steaks I saw last week were cut in plant 2241, which is in Sheffield.

 

[More to life]

Can any one please help me I would like to know where Aldi meat comes from it’s all labelled Ashfields who don’t exist
I tried to gain information and did find out that the pork etc comes from America
Who indirectly get it from Mexico and other countries ?

American pork doesn't sound right to me

 

[Highland Mule]

American pork doesn't sound right to me

Meet Our Suppliers - Karro Food Group - ALDI UK

www.aldi.co.uk

Agreed.

 

[Patti the landlady]

Have a look on the label and it will give you the plant it is cut in. A google of that will get you started. I suspect that different parts of the country may have different suppliers though - certainly quite a lot of Aldi produce is locally supplied and will be UK sourced.

I know that the Aldi Wagyu steaks I saw last week were cut in plant 2241, which is in Sheffield.

I think maybe most will be imported it would have to be in that ratio to keep up with demand
And Google said that was where the pork originated from as I said America who got it from Mexico etc

 

[Highland Mule]

I think maybe most will be imported it would have to be in that ratio to keep up with demand
And Google said that was where the pork originated from as I said America who got it from Mexico etc

No, I disagree. Last I checked, Aldi were mostly UK sourced, and clearly labelled when not (as is a legal requirement). Are you just trying to cause trouble, or do you really think that they would be pulling in meat from the other side of the world whilst the pork price is on the rails?

Feel free to provide a link to your google source though - will be interesting to see. I suspect that you've somehow got yourself onto the Aldi USA site, which would use local and Mexican sources - am I right?

 

[Fake it ‘til you make it]

American pork doesn't sound right to me

Costco UK sell a bit of US pork, and it’s good. I don’t think any other retailers are selling any US pork. Not heard of any Mexican pork coming to UK at all, and doubt any of their plants are approved.

 

[Patti the landlady]

Meet Our Suppliers - Karro Food Group - ALDI UK

www.aldi.co.uk

Agreed.

They get it from Mexico and other countries
I will investigate

I think maybe most will be imported it would have to be in that ratio to keep up with demand
And Google said that was where the pork originated from as I said America who got it from Mexico etc

ive just looked again and most of Aldi meat comes from America

 

[Patti the landlady]

Costco UK sell a bit of US pork, and it’s good. I don’t think any other retailers are selling any US pork. Not heard of any Mexican pork coming to UK at all, and doubt any of their plants are approved.

Google it yourself

 

[Highland Mule]

Google it yourself

No, you show us the link you found, or at least tell us which google you are using and the search terms you used. I strongly suspect you're looking at Aldi's US stores.

 

[Cowmansam]

I’ve always found Aldi meat decent

 

[Cowmansam]

And you will find more uk produced stuff there than in most of the other big supermarkets

 

[bluebell]

is this yet another case of the consumer confused as to the origin of the product ? why oh why cant the labelling of food be sorted out so the consumer, buyer knows exactly where the product was grown, born, raised etc etc? this has been going on for years and years?

 

[Robt]

I'd say the Op has an agenda....yet another new poster asking a very direct question as their first post. When i have used Aldi, the meat i have bought was british. It was excellent quality and well priced. If i had bought some tinned hotdog sausages I wouldnt be surprised to find the contents werent british!

 

[Highland Mule]

is this yet another case of the consumer confused as to the origin of the product ? why oh why cant the labelling of food be sorted out so the consumer, buyer knows exactly where the product was grown, born, raised etc etc? this has been going on for years and years?

Have a look at the photo I posted above. Could you really think there was any ambiguity with that one?

 

[Highland Mule]

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I think you may be right @Robt

Wonder what the agenda was though - all very strange.

 

[Jackov Altraids]

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I think you may be right @Robt

Wonder what the agenda was though - all very strange.

I think we should welcome any attempts by consumers to check the provenance of their food.
It could be genuine confusion because of the fictional farm names that the supermarkets use as labels, combined with some alarmist googling.

 

[Bramble]

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I think you may be right @Robt

Wonder what the agenda was though - all very strange.

Tesco PR dept causing trouble......

 

[Kidds]

Google Ashfields Farm and it comes up as old news