:confused: Here we go, the nutrition police are out in force!

Ingredients

Chicken Breast (58%), Water, Breadcrumb (Wheat Flour, Dextrose, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates; Black Pepper, Yeast, Salt, Acid: Citric Acid), Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Wheat Starch, Wheat Gluten, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates; Spices (Black Pepper, White Pepper), Fennel Powder, Yeast Extract, Acid: Citric Acid; Spice Extracts (Black Pepper,Paprika,Nutmeg), Garlic Extract, Onion Oil.

We always get these from Iceland, the spicy ones sure are spicy,
Very good for a quick meal,

Doctor: Hello Mrs Jones. What can I do for you today?
Mrs Jones: Well, it's sbout me son innit. I'm worried dat he aint growing as fast as the other kids. I want you ta give him loadz of those Antibiotics n stuff so I can make sure iz growth aint interrupted by him being sick. yrreb88 from Hotukdeals website as told me all bout it.
Doctor: Let’s get you back on your medication shall we Mrs Jones. Miss Oliver from Social Services will be picking your son up from school and taking him on a little holiday.

surely time to introduce the brexit discussion now... :smiley:

Sadly we don't have Heron Foods here in London. Will keep an eye out for them elsewhere though, ta for the advice. And big respect for your Viz character name!

"​ As a result, in the early 1970s, the use of penicillin
and tetracyclines were banned as growth promoters.
The same antibiotics, however, could still be added for
routine disease prevention or treatment to animal feed or
water, frequently at the same doses as used for growth
promotion, and for long periods of time, so long as a
veterinary prescription was obtained. This loophole meant
that the use of these antibiotics in animal feed continued
to increase, despite the Committee’s intentions. By 2013,
the farm use of penicillin-type antibiotics (beta-lactams)
had increased over five-fold since the growth-promoter
ban, and the use of tetrayclines had increased over nine fold"

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ciwf.org.uk/media/7247793/antibiotics-alliance-40pp-report-2015.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjY3e7B1-bMAhXqA8AKHW6-CpgQFgglMAQ&usg=AFQjCNEqJrO3lbRIPkNDt4YOgy41dbdF9g&sig2=TbDYiNPC1oqDf0BbQAl_VA

you think or you know? There is certainly a big difference. The point is, nobody, not even the government actually knows what, and how much is given. Just because a practice is banned, does that mean that everyone plays by the rules? If that were the case, why would M&S routinely have the meat tested by an independent lab? It's all very well having rules and guidelines, but if they are not enforced then what is the point.
Apologies to the OP for hijacking his thread. I agree, this is a good deal. Would I give it to my kids more than once a week..probably not.

I think the context there is boosting growth by trying to prevent animals getting sick. There are certain antibiotics that can boost the feed conversion rate and these are the ones that were effectively banned. These were permitted to be additives in feed for animals I.e. Anyone could buy and use them as often as possible. Now, all antibiotics have to be prescribed by a vet. As it's impractical to isolate sick animals in large farms and test for infection and treat accordingly, once infection is detected it's easier to treat the whole farm. Unless all M&S farms are small scale, and looking at their prices they could be :smiley:, they will do the same thing.

These drugs are not cheap, particularly if treating a whole herd. If infection is constantly detected resulting in a vet constantly prescribing them, then something could be wrong with biosecurity at the farm. Situations like this should be investigated so as to limit the course length where possible.

If M&S mean when antibiotics are used they will ensure it's for as little time as possible and will ensure something is done to try and prevent reinfection then I agree with their approach. And if that's the case we've been discussing 2 sides of the same coin. :smile:

nice for the price but much prefere the farmfoods coated chicken fillets 3 bags for £10. not as cheap but is proper chicken not minced up chicken.

The garlic and herb ones are the best out of the choice they have. They have always been £2 though.

no need to stock up, these are always £2. the Hot and Spicy ones are nice!!

they also do strips for £1.50

Bird's Eye Southern Fried Chicken has been appalling for the last few years, so i'll try to pick up some of these and give them a try. Heat given, good price.

Id personally buy the 4 fillets for £2 this is minced up chicken a la Bernard Matthews. Might get half as many fillets for the same price but at least its a proper breast. They do them in sfc, plain, spicy flavours too.

or so we thought

"But farmers who routinely add antibiotics to animal feed and water to avoid illness among livestock and boost growth"

"But it emerged that the government does not know which antibiotics are being used in which animals"


http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/07/reduce-antibiotics-farm-animals-resistant-bacteria

It's all there :stuck_out_tongue:

Routine and increased antibiotic use is a different point and one that should be looked at. You mentioned M&S don't give antibiotics as growth promoters but this is banned in the EU so I think it's just a bit of marketing.

Growth Promoters

​ http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/poultry-farmers-using-more-antibiotics-linked-to-resistant-food-poisoning-bugs-a6859436.html

Too high in fat to be considered chicken for me.

Iceland meat is just the worst I have tasted. i got a curry ready meal there last week and the chicken was literally inedible. I never bin food but i just had to bin that one.

probably most people would be more interested in what the chickens are fed, perhaps that's why M and S make such a big deal about not routinely giving antibiotics as growth promoters. Still, each to their own I guess. Fill your boots.

Because talk is cheap...we all pretend to care then we see £6 for a free range chicken and think **** that...they taste the same so I will keep with the caged chicken meat

"Stock up for the barbecue season!"

BBQ? How? Or perhaps...WHY??

We didn't enjoy these a
though they are a bargain.

Nothing like a dose of roxarsone to get you going in the evening. :smile: