Ghillie & Glen – Scottish smoked salmon

Posted in Fish by admin Again, the labelling on the front of this product implies that the inside the packaging is Scottish salmon. However, the back of the packaging indentifies that the salmon inside the packet is in fact produced from Scottish OR Norwegian Atlantic salmon.

Cornish Ice Cream?

Posted in Dairy by robward Cornish Ice Cream? This is made using 1.5% Clotted Cream. It does not say that this clotted cream is made in Cornwall, or for even the ice cream. By using 'Cornish' as part of their description to their product, they are implying the quality that is associated with this famous dairy farming region, but is it from Cornwall at all?

Lincolnshire Pork Sausages

Posted in Meat by robward [caption id="attachment_191" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Lincolnshire Sausages"][/caption] Most consumers think these are made in Lincolnshire? Unlikely, Country of origin is declared as just EU. Customer names are one thing, like Sheppards Pie, (which does not include any Sheppards!) but provenence is important to consumers, if you imply it's from a place it had better had be.

Irish Recipe Pork Sausage

Posted in Meat by robward [caption id="attachment_187" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Irish Recipe Pork Sausage"][/caption] These 'Irish recipe' sausages confuse me! What is an Irish recipe, there is no explanation on the pack and no defined country of origin, other than the EU registration logo. I asked a Tesco member of staff where they where from, they said, 'Ireland, probably,'  - who knows?

Baxter’s Wiltshire Ham and Sweetcorn Chowder

Posted in Store cupboard ingredients by robward [caption id="attachment_167" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Baxter's Wiltshire ham & Golden Sweetcorn Chowder soup"][/caption] The 'Witshire ham' ingredient is in-fact 'Ham, Wiltshire cured', many consumers are confused when place names are used in describing a product. Some consumer could even think that this ham is from Wiltshire, which it is not.