Downloaded and now installed. Ta.
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Not sure if they’re still owned by Walmart but Walmart sell irradiated food and it wouldn’t surprise me if they are behind a push for it to be sold here too:
I haven’t shopped in an Asda store for a very long time, but on the odd occasion I did, I just found the food tasteless bland (carrots tasting like water for instance!) which to me is good sign that the food is extremely poor quality…
In the UK - Asda no longer belong to Walmart - they sold out some time ago
I do not eat meat and usually buy it from a trustworthy local butcher if I am going to cook it for other people but I have often noticed that what you say is true.
For example, I recall an undercover investigation a few years ago into the packaging and labelling of chicken in a factory owned by a company called 2 Sisters Food Group Plant.
The investigation showed this company were putting chicken that had fallen on the floor back into the food chain, re-labelling chicken packaging to change the Kill Date and extend its use-by date beyond the original use-by date and various other practices which were against the food safety guidelines / legislation.
I particularly noticed that this food packaging factory was packaging chicken for Marks & Spencers, Tesco, Sainsburys, Aldi and Lidl.
My sister has always bought chicken from M&S, in the belief that their produce is better quality than the cheaper supermarkets - is it just their labelling and upmarket advertising that convinces folk? …
“it’s not just chicken … it’s M&S Chicken …
… and Aldi Chicken and Lidl Chicken … 
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How does the buyout affect Asda’s Ethiscore?
Walmart has an ethiscore of 0, so under our ratings system the new owners could literally only be an improvement.
However, the improvement in Asda’s ethiscore is negligible - it’s increased from from 0 to just 1, out of a possible 15.
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On the other hand, the Asda CEO did sign the anti Brexit letter to Cameron when other supermarkets didn’t and that counts for a lot with me 
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I often wonder what goes on in factories which is why I always wash meat & fish even though it is prepacked.
Even chicken? Because all the advice now is not to wash it as bacteria will be sprayed all over your kitchen. (Could always wash it under the outside tap, of course 
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You have an outside tap? How posh are you! 
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I don’t eat from the worksurface or sink (which will be cleaned anyway) so have never understood how that is a health hazard. I know most people don’t do this but we wouldn’t dream of eating fruit or veg without rinsing it so…
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Exactly, Annie! I always wash chicken before cooking, always have done and not going to stop now. I don’t understand the bit about washing it will spray bacteria everywhere - after handling the chicken the bacteria is on your hands, so won’t that get sprayed everywhere when you wash your hands? If the chicken needs to be sliced/chopped before cooking, the bacteria will be sprayed about during that process, from the knife, onto the chopping board (and yes I do keep one board dedicated to chicken), and onto surrounding work surfaces. Then the chopping board and knife gets under the hot tap, or in the washing up bowl - more bacteria spreading. Surely much safer to carefully wash the chicken first, in a bowl of water that is then put straight into the dishwasher, or immediately scrubbed in hot water.
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I used to wash raw meat and fish before cooking it until I read all the advice against washing it - if there is any bacteria on the surface, mixing it with water does not kill the bacteria on the surface of the meat , it just spreads it about even further.
That makes sense to me.
The only way to kill the bacteria is to cook it thoroughly.
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I never wash raw meat .
You are going to cook it which should kill anything nasty .
That would indicate that we shouldn’t wash our hands unless it’s in boiling water.
The advice has never made sense to me, because water alone does remove a great deal of dirt. I guess the rest comes down to my understanding of chemistry, surface area and the idea that meat surface does not have the same ability to retain germs (as its slippy and slimy) as a dry hand or glass surface. So you stick shampoo on your head and it takes time to rinse off the conditioner, but you do it with water. Some of that conditioner remains on the hair shaft because it has rough edges (which you can see under a microscope), but meat doesn’t have any rough edges to hook germs onto when faced with a tsunami (cold water tap).
We wash fruit and veg in just cold water even though it may harbour the same bacteria.
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Hey - I know very little about the flesh of animals and fish, so I just follow the official guidelines for health and safety. If it was only up to me, I wouldn’t have the stuff in the house - I think it looks and smells gross.
I don’t use the kitchen sink to wash my hands after handling meat (I thought you had to use a separate sink) and I always use soap and water.
I’m a veggie, so I only cook meat or fish once in a blue moon for guests , so I try to follow a recipe and the official hygiene rules - and none of my guests have died yet!
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Back to topic. Anyone got any thoughts about Asda’s non edible products, such as clothes, homeward etc? Most of our everyday plates are from asda, as is a fair amount of normal clothing. All good, reasonably priced too. Talking about jogging pants, t shirts, etc. That sort of thing.
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I’ve never lived near an Asda, never visited one. Except once I took a long bus ride (nothing better to do) in search of Nespresso capsules, as recommended by OFF’s @longdogs
It was a bit grim, but a good adventure.
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I’m none too keen on their clothes although I used to buy quite a lot of my son’s school uniform from Asda. It was good value for money and there was usually a good selection available.
I resented paying over the odds for white uniform polo shirts in M@S.
I’m not loyal to any supermarket in particular, they all have their pros and cons.
Didn’t we use to call it shopping around?
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Same here, but as this thread is about ASDA,…
All right, keep your wig on, incidentally I bought some Yankee Candle wax melts from ASDA today for 2.50 
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