Another Food Law That Gets My Goat

[hc4361]

Having ranted about the widespread sale of Halal meat on another thread, I cannot understand why restaurants, pubs and take aways are no longer legally required to specify the type of fish that is hidden in batter when advertised as 'fish and chips' or 'traditional fish and chips'.

If you ask the staff they won't know. Some people are allergic to Panga (also known as Vietnamese River Cobbler and other names), I'm not but I don't like it yet it is being commonly substituted for cod or haddock.

Panga is dirt cheap and they are charging cod prices for it. Google it and you'll find plenty of reasons not to eat it.

It is illegal to sell meat pies, meat sandwiches etc without specifying the type of meat.

Do you care what's inside your batter when you eat fish and chips?

[woofgang]

yes i care what is inside the batter and if they can't or won't tell me then i don't eat fish there. Simples. In frozen fish products in supermarkets, the mystery fish is often pollock. I like basa fish though and would choose it over cod.

[mickthemuppe]

To all the people on here who like skate. There is no skate left around the coast of Britain. What you are eating is Ray or as the french say Rae. Yet 80% of fish shops still advertise Skate.
The Panga or Vietnamese River cobbler is awful. It grows 4 times as quick as Cod and one of the things that help its growth is Urine, and questionable imported foodstuffs from South America. Definately something to be avoided