ALDI COSTCO etc

[donnashuggy]

This might be old news however for lots of reasons I think it is worth discussing

http://www.dicksmithfoods.com.au/media/press-releases/aldis-lower-prices-you-lose-your-freedom

[pct001wine]

In your anti-Halal world, yes.

My priorities are different, in that I prefer to support Australian farmers regardless of whatever business decision they have made to have Halal accreditation labelling on their product.  It concerns me not one jot.

What concerns me more than a little squiggle on a label is the contents, the country of origin/processing, GMO content, organic status etc. and particularly how far the food travelled to get here.

Say no to anything with a food mile component of more than 500 miles (at most).  Who needs Peruvian asparagus, Canadian Pork, USA Navel Oranges, Chinese garlic (in fact Chinese anything).  It's just crazy.

[gleee58]

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@ufo_investigations wrote:

I did not buy the cheese for $15.99 based on money. I bought it because it is made "not in the name of islamic sharia law".

I do not support Australian companies who advocate islam and islamic sharia law. I am Aussie and support Australian values first.

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 To take it home you have to pay $15.99/kilo. Most families wouldn't be able to pay that much for a kilo of cheese.

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ppl generally buy gourmet cheese by the gram.

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who said anything about gourmet cheese?

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at that price it would be gourmet, methinks. Maybe not. I never buy cheese in large amounts so I'm just guessing.

What I meant was, it's rare to buy a whole 1kg block of cheese unless you're catering for a large gathering or run some kind of business.

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I think it's about average price range for common hard types of cheeses. I think only the cheapest generic sorts would be much less than that.    Anything gourmet is more likely to be upwards of $40 a kilo.  There was one in Coles I remember seeing for about $129 per kilo.  

I don't think it's that rare of people to buy a kilo pack.  The supermarkets sell plenty of them so people obviously buy them.  Probably when there are children to feed.

[pct001wine]

Many gourmet cheeses would be north of $40/kg - good soft ripened cheeses, blues, parmesan, goat's curd to name a few.  $15.99 is a pittance when you consider that it takes about 10 litres of milk to make 1kg of hard cheese.  Agree that a 1kg purchase is one big chunk of cheese for a family.

[lind9650]

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@pct001wine wrote:

In your anti-Halal world, yes.

My priorities are different, in that I prefer to support Australian farmers regardless of whatever business decision they have made to have Halal accreditation labelling on their product.  It concerns me not one jot.

What concerns me more than a little squiggle on a label is the contents, the country of origin/processing, GMO content, organic status etc. and particularly how far the food travelled to get here.

Say no to anything with a food mile component of more than 500 miles (at most).  Who needs Peruvian asparagus, Canadian Pork, USA Navel Oranges, Chinese garlic (in fact Chinese anything).  It's just crazy.

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I agree wholeheartedly. I am very lucky to live in a small country town, and even so we only have one Supermarket here, we have almost every weekend a Market in one of the neighbouring towns and once a month a Farmers Market in our town.

Not only can I buy fresh, homegrown fruit and vegetables, but also homemade jams, sauces and chutneys etc. from home grown products. We even have a Cheesemaker in the next town who makes cheeses from local cows and goats milk.

I just read that our Bacon is from imported pig. Just because the bacon is cut and cured here, they are allowed to lable it "Made in Australia"

Our Government has to pull their socks up and change the laws about labelling so we all can easy identify how much of what goes into our food and where it all came from.

Erica

[ufo_investigations]

I think you are missing the point. I am not referring to the gourmet cheese, smoked meats or salmon that we eat.

My point is that for a basic sliced cheese that we like in toasties or as a snack - non halal versions are no longer offered at our Coles and Woolworths. They are either labelled halal or are on the list of halal non labelled suppliers to which they pay money for.

Costco offers a cheese that is not halal in a sliced version from a country that I believe has good food standards and is safe for me to consume. I have limits as to which countries I will consume food from.

Our local farmers don't offer halal products and I enjoy shopping with them the most. They don't sell hard or sliced cheese though.

We have also never bought $2 milk. We purposely go for weekend drives and buy direct from farmers so they receive a proper exchange of funds for their goods.  The reason this country is full of food from China is not because of me, I am not the one buying it.

[donnashuggy]

E. coli and Costco
Do a search ufo

[donnashuggy]

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@ufo_investigations wrote:

I think you are missing the point. I am not referring to the gourmet cheese, smoked meats or salmon that we eat.

My point is that for a basic sliced cheese that we like in toasties or as a snack - non halal versions are no longer offered at our Coles and Woolworths. They are either labelled halal or are on the list of halal non labelled suppliers to which they pay money for.

Costco offers a cheese that is not halal in a sliced version from a country that I believe has good food standards and is safe for me to consume. I have limits as to which countries I will consume food from.

Our local farmers don't offer halal products and I enjoy shopping with them the most. They don't sell hard or sliced cheese though.

We have also never bought $2 milk. We purposely go for weekend drives and buy direct from farmers so they receive a proper exchange of funds for their goods.  The reason this country is full of food from China is not because of me, I am not the one buying it.

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I would love to see your list of countries you believe are safe

[ufo_investigations]

I just did your search, noted it was mainly meat products in mostly overseas Costco stores

and then I did the same search with coles and woolies - why didn't you do that too Donna?

I searched

e coli woolworths

e coli coles

You are a great finger pointer.

Remember the listeria in cheese 2 years ago. We had eaten this cheese and the pack was finished and thrown out so had no idea of the batch or use by date when the recall came up all over the news. An elderly family member ate a lot of it, thankfully our pack wasn't part of the contaminated batch but we had to wait to find out and were very concerned for the family member.  This was an Australian product sold in delis for the cheese snobs who don't buy supermarket cheese. People sadly died from eating the cheese.

[myoclon1cjerk]

And remember Tibaldigate? Salmonella in salami.Sometime in the early 80's.

[donnashuggy]

What about rats in the peanut butter