Tinker Bell
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A Bord Bia stamp does not mean the product is Irish. All it means is that the producer has met the Bord Bia requirements. It is on New Zealand lamb and Northern Irish chicken - please be aware of this. To say it proves the product is Irish is incorrect.
Secondly the Bord Bia stamp is not a statutory requirement, it is simply a nice to have if the producer wants to bother getting approved.
It was on Joe Duffy a few months ago, in April sometime I'd say...it seemed at that time that foreign produce could carry the Bord Bia mark.
The great advantage with Aldi is that its a pre-priced product i.e. lb of Specially select mince is €3.49 whereas in a butcher Ia can be charged anything from €4.80 to €6.00 - in some cases this is due to the weighing of a large lb mince!
My issue is that your money in their till does little to support the Irish economy, i.e. it is not likely to sit in Irish bank accounts to be available to recirculate in the Irish economy. Again a different debate................
Just to clarify, all products carrying the Bord Bia Quality Mark label are sourced from the island of Ireland. Lamb from New Zealand does not and could not carry the Bord Bia Quality Mark label.
Why should the Irish taxpayer fund a Northern Irish producer
Bord Bia’s quality assurance scheme is operated in consultation with producers (from the Republic of Ireland) who fund Bord Bia with levies and voluntary contributions. Northern Ireland producers who meet the standard must be admitted to the scheme under EU law but must fund their own membership. Chicken produced in the Republic of Ireland bears the descriptor “Origin Ireland” on the quality mark, chicken from Northern Ireland carries that descriptor. Consumers can make the choice.
I would never have bought meat in Aldi UNTIl I visited the plant that produces the Aldi meat. Its produced in the same plant as Superquinn and many others and the plant itself is very good. I would only buy the Specially Select range but they really are very good value, good standard product. When looking at the label you will see the approval number of the plant in an oval shape that is key to knowing that its Irish. The Bord Bia stamp of approval is also an excellent indicator. While Callan Meats may not kill pork on site they can ONLY use Irish meat if the Bord Bia stamp is applied to the packaging. Callan Bacon itself is a Bord Bia approved processing site so standards have to be maintained in oder to use that label. Bord Bia are very protective of that label. The great advantage with Aldi is that its a pre-priced product i.e. lb of Specially select mince is €3.49 whereas in a butcher Ia can be charged anything from €4.80 to €6.00 - in some cases this is due to the weighing of a large lb mince!
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