[Wizard]

Sorry Jackie you are being ill advised by someone who should know better
In the search engine box print DEFRA rules for feeding waste to pigs click
On the page that comes up go to the first article below the dotted line and its DEFRA UK Animal health and by products click.
when you have read this direction read the next one down River Cottage The title box tells you much

[knightquest]

Surely vegetables that are past their sell by date aren't considered to be catering waste? Isn't that cooked food?

[Wizard]

I only know a chap that had a severe reprimand  for doing just that and it was mainly bread.I think its each and every officers interpretation of the rules

[knightquest]

I think you're right there George.

Ian

[Jackie]

Well if I get the letter saying I can feed out of date fruit and veg then Im covered and cant get into trouble.

[Hilarysmum]

Jackie if France comes under the same ruling you can feed out of date veg as long as it hasnt been in the kitchen. 

[knightquest]

Jackie if France comes under the same ruling you can feed out of date veg as long as it hasnt been in the kitchen. 

That sounds fair to me.

I have this vision though of someone bringing this food home, through the front door, into the hallway and OH NO! Can't go in the kitchen. Got to post it through the dining room window lol

[Helencus]

As I understand the rules you can't feed anything that's been near a kitchen. Cross contamination with meat is the worry. That being said it probably is down to someone interpretation so I'd clarify. I personally give me girls stuff out the garden but nothing else.

[Wizard]

I'll go along with that Jackie but I thought I should share with you  what I knew as a fact as I have said when we kept pigs they had all the kitchen waste and garden surplus as well.I did post a story about the WW2 Where Newark Council provided proper galvanized dust bins in the street and all householders were obliged to put the kitchen waste in then Pig Farmers were given streets to collect the bins from and the waste was boiled/steamed/pressure cooked allowed to go cold then fed to the pigs.This practise died away after the war ended.Probably not really cost effective I have never researched it to find out.Can you imagine it now what would be in it ugh!

[Hilarysmum]

I remember the pig bin, Grandfather kept a pig on the allotment.

[Wizard]

That's nice corroboration at last Thanks Hilarysmum

[Jackie]

Im heading back to NK today knowing I have a pig with a lump that has seen the vet and been given antibiotics plus a routine first visit from Animal Health. Oh joy!

[Wizard]

We hope Piggy is all right after its treatment Jackie Is it one of THEM? G & K

[smiffy]

jackie
just got to page 4!!!! i havent been on tas much recently!!!

lol i am really enjoying it, i intend to finish reading tonight!!! 

[smiffy]

jackies pigs having a swim!!!



lops on the run!!