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What are you buying when the box say "2 Fresh Fish fillets"?
What are you buying when the box say "2 Fresh Fish fillets"?
Lot companies are now boxing 'pollock' (whatever that is), but you can only tell by 'small print', and of course that it taste like boot leather Unless otherwise stated, most people expect "Fish" to mean the same as it meant for last million years - and that's Cod or Haddock Since cod and Haddock have become more expensive companies are hiding any old kippers behind the name "Fish" For obvious reason the same companies shout about it when actually boxing 'cod' - ergo ""2 Fresh COD fillets" Companies should be forced to declare exactly what they are selling to prevent people being mislead into buying 'Pollack'??? . |
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Unless otherwise stated, most people expect "Fish" to mean the same as it meant for last million years - and that's Cod or Haddock
Stop (1) making claims about the ignorance of the British food-consuming public that are complete bullshit and (2) putting yourself forward as a one-man Which crusader who reckons that every food manufacturer under the sun is out to scam the general public. Just because you don't know what pollock is doesn't mean nobody else does. Just like the fact that everybody else knows that Walker's multipack bags weigh less than stand-alone bags - except you. You are an ignorant fool. The rest of the British public isn't. That should be enough for you. FACT. P.S. Has putting inappropriate quotes around words replaced your tendency to put multiple asterisks around words which you think require extra significance? Once you had been told by loads of people that your postings looked like an infant had written them? |
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People should learn to read then shouldn't they?
I hate this attitude of people need to be told EVERYTHING in enormous print incase they're too stupid to work things out for themselves. I can't help it if some people in this country are too thick to look things up for themselves. Perhaps if they were made to try a bit harder for themselves they might learn something useful. I always went by the idea that if it said "fish" rather than specifying say cod, plaice, or haddock, then it would be a cheaper variety like pollock or whiteing. I thought most people would think the same. Things like fish fingers - if you look at Birdseye ones they put "Cod fish fingers" on the front so you know it is cod but a cheaper brand might say just "Fish Fingers" which you can pretty much guarantee will be a cheaper fish like pollock. |
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People should learn to read then shouldn't they?
I hate this attitude of people need to be told EVERYTHING in enormous print incase they're too stupid to work things out for themselves. I can't help it if some people in this country are too thick to look things up for themselves. Perhaps if they were made to try a bit harder for themselves they might learn something useful. I always went by the idea that if it said "fish" rather than specifying say cod, plaice, or haddock, then it would be a cheaper variety like pollock or whiteing. I thought most people would think the same. Things like fish fingers - if you look at Birdseye ones they put "Cod fish fingers" on the front so you know it is cod but a cheaper brand might say just "Fish Fingers" which you can pretty much guarantee will be a cheaper fish like pollock. |
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I don't understand the problem. Pollack is a fish, the box says "fish"
.If the consumer doesn't like what the product tastes like they don't buy it again. End of story. Storm in a tea cup (but check you are getting bog standard tea and not some rubbish like Earl Grey) |
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What are you buying when the box say "2 Fresh Fish fillets"?
Lot companies are now boxing 'pollock' (whatever that is), but you can only tell by 'small print', and of course that it taste like boot leather Unless otherwise stated, most people expect "Fish" to mean the same as it meant for last million years - and that's Cod or Haddock Since cod and Haddock have become more expensive companies are hiding any old kippers behind the name "Fish" For obvious reason the same companies shout about it when actually boxing 'cod' - ergo ""2 Fresh COD fillets" Companies should be forced to declare exactly what they are selling to prevent people being mislead into buying 'Pollack'??? . If it says Fish fillets, and you are getting fish fillets - then what is the issue? If you want cod fillets, you look for a box that says 'cod fillets' Why do you assume that these companies are trying to screw you over? Your OP suggests that the only fish people have ever eaten is cod or haddock? |
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I hate this attitude of people need to be told EVERYTHING in enormous print incase they're too stupid to work things out for themselves.
What's wrong with demanding greater transparency ?. Why should I have to read the small print of every packaging to clearly identify an ambiguous package product. p.s. I like to think I'm reasonably educated and not "too stupid to work things out for myself". Then again |
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You have to be a bit of a pollock to think you are getting premium fish.
Marketing of course is always partial codswallop. |
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Customers should be forced to open their eyes and try reading!
Also only stupid people think all fish is either haddock or cod |
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Customers should be forced to open their eyes and try reading!
Also only stupid people think all fish is either haddock or cod
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I hate the fact that major retailers are using weak food labelling legislation so they can be deliberately ambiguous with the target to sell inferior products under the perception of being greater quality.
What's wrong with demanding greater transparency ?. Why should I have to read the small print of every packaging to clearly identify an ambiguous package product. p.s. I like to think I'm reasonably educated and not "too stupid to work things out for myself". Then again |
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oh god it's crisp-gate all over again.
Won't somebody please think of the children... |
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How is putting 'fish' being ambiguous exactly?
![]() My post was a general one regarding about food labelling and the industry. |
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Well, it must be, that is the only fish everyone has been eating for the past million years!
![]() Did Birds Eye even exist a million years ago? And who were they selling to? The odd ichtyosaurus that couldn't be bothered catching its own dinner? |
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Customers should be forced to open their eyes and try reading!
Why should we have clearly labelled products, let's pass the responsibilty away from the corporate whores and place it on individuals and label those who dare to suggest otherwise as being stupid People say what is wrong with them stating fish. Why isn't the question, why shouldn't they specific name what type of fish on it's packaging
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if you saw a box that said "meat" pie on it would you make an assumption
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Well, it must be, that is the only fish everyone has been eating for the past million years!
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You have to be a bit of a pollock to think you are getting premium fish.
Marketing of course is always partial codswallop.
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What are you buying when the box say "2 Fresh Fish fillets"?
Well, I'd hope to God it was 2 Fresh Fish Fillets??
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Yeah, supermarkets are 21st century libraries.
Why should we have clearly labelled products, let's pass the responsibilty away from the corporate whores and place it on individuals and label those who dare to suggest otherwise as being stupid People say what is wrong with them stating fish. Why isn't the question, why shouldn't they specific name what type of fish on it's packaging ![]() ![]() Where are the lies or misleading labels? I'm lost at what the problem is here tbh. Do people think the only white fish that exists in the world is cod and haddock? Are people that sheltered? |
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I'm lost at what the problem is here tbh. Do people think the only white fish that exists in the world is cod and haddock? Are people that sheltered?
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So it says pollock on the box and there is pollock in the box.
I see that this is a problem of epic and gargantuan importance. I think I'll write to Gordon Bown about it this very minute. |
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I'd be more concerned if it said 2 fresh fish fillets and opened it to find chicken
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Its not misleading at all. There are 2 fish fillets in the packet. It is clearly fish in the packet is it not?
![]() Where are the lies or misleading labels? I'm lost at what the problem is here tbh. Do people think the only white fish that exists in the world is cod and haddock? Are people that sheltered?
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Also only stupid people think all fish is either haddock or cod
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