'Use by' and 'best before' dates

we are a predominately vegitarian family because of issues surrounding welfare and slaughter. I do not believe it is wrong to eat meat, there are plenty of carnivorous animals who do just that - we are part of the food chain, so I do not want to get into a debate on vegetarianism.

What I do believe, very strongly, is that if you are going to eat an animal you must take some responsibilty for it's life and it's death.

For this reason, we eat only wild, shot 'game' as we refuse to be a part of the culture which allows mass production, ie mass slaughter, for the sake of low prices. Our philosophy is that an animal which has led a free life, whose life is ended suddenly and with minimal stress or pain is more acceptable than anything that has met its end an an abbattoire. we also only eat meat once or twice a week.

That said, any regulations in place to improve animal welfare can only be good. The problem lies in policing the slaughter houses, but that is another debate. If you care about the animals you are eating, look out for these symbols. If you don't care - shame on you.

I DO NOT want to eat anything containing GMO ingredients or consume products containing foods manufactured from ingredients obtained from animals that have been Fed on GMO Wheat!   I also DO NOT want to buy sweets or any confectionary containing anything GMO however, after scouring Blackpool Town Centre Shops last week,  all afternoon it was almost impossible!!   'Soy' one of 'THE BIG FOUR' ALONG WITH,  Corn,  Conola, & cottonseed is  one of the most common genetically engineered ingredients & found in all Mars,  Cadbuys,  Nestle & most of the Big Brands Sweets,  together with added Parabens which are linked to CANCER!!  The only brand I found was Lindt Excellence Dark Noir,  70% Cocoa.   I am Shocked & Furious as a Mother myself that consumers are NOT MADE MORE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OR SUSPECTED RISKS THEY GIVING THEIR CHILDREN WHEN BUYING THEM SWEETS,  CAKES,  & BISCUITS CONTAINING THESE INGREDIENTS,  WHEN ALL THEY THINK THEY ARE DOING IS BUYING THEIR CHILD/CHILDREN A TREAT !!   Me personally & I think & I am speaking on behalf of thosands of Mothers in this country,  think this infomation should be broadcasted on Prime Time News,  so at least then when shopping they can make a much more informed Choice of what they are putting in their childrens Mouths!!

I'm not so pretentious to care about fair trade. Keep and kill animals however you wish for me, use labour from the far east, just don't be so hypocritical about it. Not even Sport relief are using British manufacturing instead opting to outsource to the far east because labour is cheaper.

Look up sodium benzoate on the internet, and read about how bad it is for you, yet it is in loads of drinks, there is a long list of benzoates, and they are all bad for you,

E numbers, to avoid

E210   Benzoic acid

E211   Sodium benzoate

E212   Potassium benzoate

E213   Calcium benzoate

E214    Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or Ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate​

E215     Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt or

            sodium ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate​

E216     Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or Propyl para-hydroxybenzoate​

E217     Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt, or

             sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate​

E218     Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or Methyl para-hydroxybenzoate​

E219      Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate or sodium salt or

               sodium methyl para-hydroxybenzoate​.

 E463      Hydroxypropyl cellulose

 E464      Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose

Fair Trade? Yeah, right!

The Co-operative ( "good with food" ) used to use that as a method of keep prices high, while thinking that the customer wouldn't see through this ploy. They even went as far as make a few documentaries featuring Chris Martin from Coldplay in an attempt to baffle us with more B-S.

There was nothing really fair about the Fair Trade nonsense.