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Re: Waitrose egg recall on lead fears

by Old Codger <oldcodger@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 11, 2008 at 01:30 PM

On Sun, 11 May 2008 13:23:31 +0100, "tpow" <wd40@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:

>
>"Old Codger" <oldcodger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
>news:ehod24d5nohhl4o6dh29mt5r9n5l48va5q@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On Sun, 11 May 2008 13:02:20 +0100, "tpow" <wd40@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>the old clay chicken shoot gets the blame again...........
>>>
>>>it wont be long before they close that one down now............
>>>
>>>Waitrose could always give the eggs to the clay shoot then they could 
>>>have,
>>>
>>>1. The Springing Egg.
>>>2. High Egg
>>>3. Driven Egg
>>>4. Lopping Egg
>>>5. Crossing Egg
>>>6. Bolting Egg
>>>7. Double Egg Trap (and chips)
>>>8. Down The Egg Line (in one)
>>>9. Egg Skeet.
>>>
>>
>> Eggsactly.
>>
>>>
>>>"Old Codger" <oldcodger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>news:ffmd245g9tdpn81ekh4on8da9sh2ca0kv7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Waitrose egg recall on lead fears
>>>> Supermarket chain Waitrose has recalled some organic eggs after a
>>>> flock of its chickens consumed lead shot.
>>>>
>>>> Organic Columbian Blacktail free range eggs - traced to a single farm
>>>> - are being withdrawn but Waitrose's other organic eggs remain on
>>>> sale.
>>>>
>>>> It said only eggs with shells stamped with farm code OUK 20137 were
>>>> affected.
>>>>
>>>> Waitrose said the contamination was thought to have been caused by
>>>> shot from a nearby clay pigeon shoot getting into the farm's free
>>>> range enclosure.
>>>>
>>>> 'Fully traceable'
>>>>
>>>> The firm said the recall applied to all date codes up to and
including
>>>> 21 May.
>>>>
>>>> "Waitrose took action as soon as we knew about this situation," it
>>>> said.
>>>>
>>>> "All our eggs are fully traceable back to their farm source, which is
>>>> stamped as a code on each egg.
>>>>
>>>> "Customers are advised to take any affected eggs back to their local
>>>> branch for a full refund. We apologise for any inconvenience."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Story from BBC NEWS:
>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/7393600.stm
>>>>
>>>> Published: 2008/05/10 07:12:27 GMT
>>>
>
>also the club would not have to shell out for clays and it would be eggco

>friendly disposal......and that's no yoke. 
>

That's the pits and terrible double entendre of the highest eggxtreme.
I quit!
 




 7 Posts in Topic:
Waitrose egg recall on lead fears
Old Codger <oldcodger@  2008-05-11 12:36:31 
Re: Waitrose egg recall on lead fears
"tpow" <wd40  2008-05-11 13:02:20 
Re: Waitrose egg recall on lead fears
Old Codger <oldcodger@  2008-05-11 13:10:35 
Re: Waitrose egg recall on lead fears
"tpow" <wd40  2008-05-11 13:23:31 
Re: Waitrose egg recall on lead fears
Old Codger <oldcodger@  2008-05-11 13:30:23 
Re: Waitrose egg recall on lead fears
"tpow" <wd40  2008-05-11 13:43:15 
Re: Waitrose egg recall on lead fears
Old Codger <oldcodger@  2008-05-11 16:03:00 

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