Re: buying old meat from supermarket

On Tue 02 Sep08 18:53, john d hamilton <bluestar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> As we know some people have a greater density of taste buds
> built into their tongues.  I have less, but my wife and son have
> more than i do and they can detect subtle food flavours that I
> cannot. 
> 
> Tescos in North London U.K. sometime do meat in their 'reduced
> price' section.  The other day I got some really good beef and
> lamb which was slightly 'darker' coloured from this section at
> about 1/4 of the normal price.  I fried it up and enjoyed it and
> put the rest in the freezer. 
> 
> Other members of the family thought this was truly awful.  My
> view is that although if you smell it closely, it is different; 
> but that it is basically just a bit of *oxizidation* and it does
> not effect the taste.  Years ago they used to hang up 'game'
> outside for weeks. 
> 
> Views on this really seem to divide people. But I cannot believe
> that a big store like Tesco would continue to sell this very
> slightly off coloured meat, if it represented any health risk.
> Any comments on this please, whether one can safetly consume
> such meat? 
> 
>

You didn't see the TV do***entary about 9 to 12 months ago which 
featured Tesco and it's hygiene practises on the cold meat counter in 
its Woodford branch.