Toni Tennille could not be reached for comment...
Posted on 11/18/2006 2:52:37 AM PST by MadIvan
The makers of Welsh Dragon Sausages were warned they could face legal action if they did not specify which meat they were using.
"I don't think any of our customers actually believe that we use dragon meat," said Jon Carthew, of the Black Mountains Smokery at Crickhowell, after receiving a warning letter from trading standards officers.
Mr Carthew has now added the word pork to labels for the 200,000 sausages he makes a year from pork, leek and chilli and he has been told that no further action will be taken.
"We use the word dragon because it is synonymous with Wales and because of the heat with the chilli. To add the word pork means it loses its marketing appeal," he said.
"It is bureaucracy gone mad."
Mr Carthew, 45, said: "It states quite clearly on the label that pork is among the ingredients but they want pork to feature in the actual name of the product."
Powys council said: "The product Welsh Dragon Sausage was not sufficiently precise to inform a purchaser of the true nature of the food.
"I don't think anyone would imagine that dragon meat was being used but we would not want vegetarians to buy the sausages believing they were meat-free."
Regards, Ivan
Ping!
I'm sueing.
I say, "Pass the mustard and saurkraut!"
4:58 in the morning here!
In Wisconsin, we have a huge sausage market, with this area being populated with Germans and Poles, you can't help but walk into a store and see so many types of sausages.
A vertible delight for sausage lovers.
It is that or so a crack sausage.
In this case, the maker could reasonably include "law" in his list of ingredients, thus bringing an old saying full circle.
I suspect this is to notify Muslims which are to be the first meat companies to be banned in the future. Otherwise, they might think these were dragon-meat sausages and offend Allah by eating them.
I don't think anyone would imagine that dragon meat was being used but we would not want vegetarians to buy the sausages believing they were meat-free."
I do not believe vegans believe that Dragon meat is vegetable matter.
Stupid self important public officials, Lol
It would be a dragon sales.
I dunno, PETD is very upset. . . .
That sums it up.
Praline: Next we have number four, 'crunchy frog'.
Milton: Ah, yes.
Praline: Am I right in thinking there's a real frog in here?
Milton: Yes. A little one.
Praline: What sort of frog?
Milton: A dead frog.
Praline: Is it cooked?
Milton: No.
Praline: What, a raw frog?
(Superintendent Parrot looks increasingly queasy.)
Milton: We use only the finest baby frogs, dew picked and flown from Iraq, cleansed in finest quality spring water, lightly killed, and then sealed in a succulent Swiss quintuple smooth treble cream milk chocolate envelope and lovingly frosted with glucose.
Praline: That's as maybe, it's still a frog.
Milton: What else?
Praline: Well don't you even take the bones out?
Milton: If we took the bones out it wouldn't be crunchy would it?
Praline: Superintendent Parrot ate one of those.
Parrot: Excuse me a moment. (exits hurriedly)
Milton: It says 'crunchy frog' quite clearly.
Praline: Well, the superintendent thought it was an almond whirl. People won't expect there to be a frog in there. They're bound to think it's some form of mock frog.
Milton: (insulted) Mock frog? We use no artificial preservatives or additives of any kind!
Praline: Nevertheless, I must warn you that in future you should delete the words 'crunchy frog', and replace them with the legend 'crunchy raw unboned real dead frog', if you want to avoid prosecution.
Toni Tennille could not be reached for comment...
Look who's back!
Yes, I noticed! I checked his "In Forum" to see how long he'd been gone. It seems our friend has made a few scattered postings over the past week, but basically he's been gone since late October.
And for his big comeback he pings us with a Dragon/Muskrat post! Same ol' mikrofon!
And, CH-
Or Happy FRanniversary #6 as the case may be!
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