Cheap and smelly leg and thigh chicken quarters

[Dizzy28]

Hmmm....I wonder if any of this has to do with the fact that one of the largest fresh chicken producers in the country is really big in this current administration

[hydroep]

Why Clarence doh hush he skunt? Concentrate on making local produce cheaper nuh and people will buy it. Even if the imported chicken's quality is supect, it selling like hot bread because it's one of the few meat products poor people can afford.

In anycase if it's the U.S. imports he's attacking this was already addressed last year.

US embassy defends quality of American chicken

The United States embassy is assuring Trinidad and Tobago consumers that they can eat US poultry with full confidence.

The assurance came via a release from the embassy following remarks reportedly made by Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat about the quality of US poultry.

Speaking at The UWI conference on “Revitalising the Buffalypso, Our National Treasure”, Rambharat reportedly said US chicken was inferior to T&T’s fresh meat.

"The United States takes food safety very seriously," the embassy said.

"All US exports of poultry must, by law, be inspected and only poultry produced in federally-inspected plants and receiving the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) mark of inspection can be exported."

The embassy said products exported to Trinidad and Tobago are held to the same food safety standards as are products produced for the US domestic market.

"The inspection and export requirements of the United States are based on science and result in poultry that is safe for consumption and exported to nearly 160 countries around the world. Consumers in Trinidad and Tobago receive safe and wholesome food, and the growing popularity of US poultry globally is a testament to that fact."

http://www.looptt.com/content/us-embassy-defends-quality-american-chicken

[Rovin]

clarence know so much yet does nothing but bump he gum

like i said here b4 yrs ago d govt used to ban alot of imported food even apples & grapes u cud only get around christmas time but d 1% who runs this country wants to stifle local farmers into frustration so they can bring in majority of food into this country ......

[Les Bain]

Government on a roll for making the US Embassy wonder what wrong in dey mudder ass lately boy

[death365]

daz all them chinee restaurants does be selling people...tyson in yuh rass

99% ah fast food place does use it.

[No_Name]

[quote="Rovin",] Clarence know so much yet does nothing but bump he gum

like i said here b4 yrs ago d govt used to ban alot of imported food even apples & grapes u cud only get around christmas time but d 1% who runs this country wants to stifle local farmers into frustration so they can bring in majority of food into this country ......[/quote]

Similar as him with Deyalsingh & Sinananee...

[Ben_spanna]

been telling allyuh for yearz now that yuh mustn't indulge in dem Tobago prostitootz…...

[pugboy]

Has he provided evidence of aged goods being sold here ?
The bigger issue is most restaurants thaw the big frozen block in unsanitary manner

[streetbeastINC.]

Hey....I buy that for my doggies them love it.

[Cantmis]

Pricesmart neck and back , yum!

[ElSoc]

I'll just leave this here:


France AND the US are importing this to those countries what makes anyone think we're exempt.

[matr1x]

as opposed to the local poison they selling. Them farm duck is the worst

[streetbeastINC.]

Hahah,,,which bring me to the story of when a group of ppl went to buy yard duck for a lime, whilst negotiating the sale, the man spit a yellow nasty looking spit and all the yard ducks ran to see who could eat it fuss...heard story from co worker.....

[Les Bain]

Hahah,,,which bring me to the story of when a group of ppl went to buy yard duck for a lime, whilst negotiating the sale, the man spit a yellow nasty looking spit and all the yard ducks ran to see who could eat it fuss...heard story from co worker.....

It have some story to keep to yourself, uncle

[pugboy]

Very misleading video,
They seem to think exlayers are contaminated.

And as mentioned before, the thawing etc of bulk packed chicken is always going to be a problem,
Not the product itself per se.

I wouldn't doubt that there are unscrupulous wholesalers abroad exporting actual poor quality expired chicken but to say that all exported frozen chicken parts are contaminated is somewhat false.

I'll just leave this here:


France AND the US are importing this to those countries what makes anyone think we're exempt.

[RBphoto]

This government really putting us to shame on the world stage. So is he saying TTBS don't look at imports? With taxes, shipping, FOREX issues, duties etc.... the thing still cheaper than local. Makes you wonder where he is getting his kickback from.

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

He trying to protect his local friends who sell poultry nothing else to see. USA is a first world country, their food safety standards are way higher than ours. Why on earth would anybody believe this level of hog wash from the PNM?

I mean we have a PNM AG so dotish and illiterate that he actually went on live TV and said Cannabis is a dangerous drug.

[Rovin]

Hahah,,,which bring me to the story of when a group of ppl went to buy yard duck for a lime, whilst negotiating the sale, the man spit a yellow nasty looking spit and all the yard ducks ran to see who could eat it fuss...heard story from co worker.....

It have some story to keep to yourself, uncle

ent boi , if is true bess we dint know ... sometimes ignorance is bliss ......

[pugboy]

allyuh never see chicken run dow cockroach or wha ?
that like ice cream for them

[Rovin]

we often see on fb ppl showing rotten\spoil\insects inside a piece of fry chicken from well known fast food outlets , sometimes in doubles too - how come we doh see\hear d ministers or media exposing it ...... monkey know wa tree to climb ent

[*KRONIK*]

Dedd

allyuh never see chicken run dow cockroach or wha ?
that like ice cream for them

[death365]

Dedd

allyuh never see chicken run dow cockroach or wha ?
that like ice cream for them

Cockroach grasshopper cricket them bigger size ants even their own kind when the dead over night ... chicken nasty

Duck 1000% time worrse

[cryotec]

i prefer the taste of local chicken .. assuming nutrimix/arawak is local

[dogg]

and all now people still buying rotten fowl that the U.S. dumping

Eat KFC, Royal Castle if you must, not imported 'stale' chicken

While he not advocating fast food, Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat thinks KFC and Royal Castle are the way to go, if one wants some chicken.

Speaking in the budget debate in the House of Representatives yesterday, Rambharat said while Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar made “40 promises”, she never once spoke about the poultry industry in her presentation.

He said the protection of the poultry industry from imported chicken required a defence which the United National Congress (UNC) government failed to provide during its tenure in office. He said as a result the imported chicken gobbled up 20 per cent of the market because “successive governments failed to pay attention to food safety and failed to stand up to the United States”.

Rambharat said he dealt with the issue of imported chicken by establishing a requirement that chicken must not be 180 days older than the slaughter date. “Because you can bring chicken...frozen ten years ago in this country.

[Rovin]

why he didnt ban 4rin chicken completely ...

[VexXx Dogg]

why he didnt ban 4rin chicken completely ...

That could likely spark trade disputes that we will lose

[matr1x]

How the president get call up in this?

[VexXx Dogg]

Very misleading video,
They seem to think exlayers are contaminated.

And as mentioned before, the thawing etc of bulk packed chicken is always going to be a problem,
Not the product itself per se.

I wouldn't doubt that there are unscrupulous wholesalers abroad exporting actual poor quality expired chicken but to say that all exported frozen chicken parts are contaminated is somewhat false.

I'll just leave this here:


France AND the US are importing this to those countries what makes anyone think we're exempt.

Agreed.
We also import ex-layers and it's quite popular here.
The issue in that video for me is (im)proper handling of the meat throughout the supply chain.

[Dizzy28]

why he didnt ban 4rin chicken completely ...

That could likely spark trade disputes that we will lose

Our local supply also probably cannot meet demand

[KM_2NR]

According to the Minster of health eat KFC and Royal Castle if you want fresh chicken