I have to say I was gobsmacked when I read about Nanny's latest scheme to deprive us of freedom of choice.
This time Nanny's chums from Westminster council (a Tory council) have decreed that we are not to be allowed to order rare or medium rare burgers, lest we become ill from them.
The
Evening Standard reports that after routine inspections by environmental health
officers, Westminster council challenged the way Davy’s was serving its
£13.95 burgers at one of its restaurants in central London. Davy’s has
taken the case to the High Court, which experts say could set a legal
precedent as to whether or not diners will be able to order meat rare.
A
Davy’s spokesman said:
“The burgers are produced from high quality
ingredients and Davy’s contends that it has safe measures in place to
serve rare or medium-rare burgers.”
James Armitage, the council’s
food health and safety manager, said:
“This is about making sure
customers are eating meat that is not a threat to their health. It is
possible to produce burgers that can be eaten undercooked, but strict
controls are essential.
We have enlisted the UK’s top expert on
E. coli, Prof Hugh Pennington, to get this matter resolved and he has
outlined that rare minced meat that is not correctly cooked and prepared
can kill.”
"Ironically" the
Food Standards Agency (FSA) has stated that there are no rules banning the sale of raw
or rare meat by restaurants or caterers.
Tony Lewis, of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, said: the case would have “nationwide implications”.
This ban is of course bollocks, and is another example of a local council exceeding their remit and imposing their prejudices on all and sundry.
Having banned rare burgers, the next step is to ban steak tartare.
I have eaten steak tartare many times (excellent with Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and a raw egg..raw eggs are also frowned upon by Nanny!), and have yet to become remotely ill from it.
This is a typical council overreaction.
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