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Lara M“Something rotten in the state of Germany” Scandal
September 13th 2006 12:03
A friend from Germany recently informed me about a scandal that has occurred over there.
“German authorities suspect that a Bavarian meat processing factory may have sold rotten meat across Germany and in other European countries, much of it for use on rotating doner kebab spits as well as in restaurants.”
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,435268,00.html
Well, that’s no surprise, I’ve always been slightly suspicious of that kebab meat bathed in the lurid light of a 4am kebab shop.
A German meat wholesaler has been discovered with 50 TONNES of out of date meat, some of which was FOUR YEARS out of date, according to the Deutsche Welle. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2153530,00.html
What kind a person could allow this meat to be distributed across Germany and be exported to several other countries as well? And surely some of the oldest meat should be in such an advanced state of decay that it should become apparent to either retailers or consumers at some point? Spiegel in part lays the blame with consumers who apparently neglect to scour for quality in an “obsession with low priced food.” http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,435457,00.html
This sounds a little exaggerated and I don’t think any fault should be connected with consumers, but this could well be a concern within a context of a rising cost of living. It sounds more like regulatory boards are trying to defend their negligence and shift the responsibility of regulation from producers to consumers.
The scandal has provoked calls for action in regulating food including the implementation of more thorough screening procedures and tougher penalties for those who fail to comply.
The owner of the company suspected to be behind the scandal hung himself in his flat at age 74.
References:
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,435457,00.html
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,435268,00.html
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2153530,00.html
“German authorities suspect that a Bavarian meat processing factory may have sold rotten meat across Germany and in other European countries, much of it for use on rotating doner kebab spits as well as in restaurants.”
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,435268,00.html
Well, that’s no surprise, I’ve always been slightly suspicious of that kebab meat bathed in the lurid light of a 4am kebab shop.
http://www.sxc.hu/photo/241928
A German meat wholesaler has been discovered with 50 TONNES of out of date meat, some of which was FOUR YEARS out of date, according to the Deutsche Welle. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2153530,00.html
What kind a person could allow this meat to be distributed across Germany and be exported to several other countries as well? And surely some of the oldest meat should be in such an advanced state of decay that it should become apparent to either retailers or consumers at some point? Spiegel in part lays the blame with consumers who apparently neglect to scour for quality in an “obsession with low priced food.” http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,435457,00.html
This sounds a little exaggerated and I don’t think any fault should be connected with consumers, but this could well be a concern within a context of a rising cost of living. It sounds more like regulatory boards are trying to defend their negligence and shift the responsibility of regulation from producers to consumers.
http://www.sxc.hu/photo/572816
The scandal has provoked calls for action in regulating food including the implementation of more thorough screening procedures and tougher penalties for those who fail to comply.
The owner of the company suspected to be behind the scandal hung himself in his flat at age 74.
References:
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,435457,00.html
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,435268,00.html
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2153530,00.html
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