by the way..anyone seen the ridiculous price for the UK chickens in Spinneys????
and they are not even halal...and they keep them on the shelves for 8 + days:\:
but they are not in the pork section - how can they be on the regular shelves?
by the way..anyone seen the ridiculous price for the UK chickens in Spinneys????
and they are not even halal...and they keep them on the shelves for 8 + days:\:
I could not agree more, but not everyone can afford organic chicken all the time, and there is also the aspect of the environment local Vs. imported..
I actually called up the company again as I did not ask about antibiotics before and I talked to a production manager who told me that NO antibiotics are used, and the Rawdah chicken are 100% grain fed.
Anyway, all for organic, but still think supporting local production is important especially when they actually have a good product.
What I'm saying is that a generation ago chickens were humanely & naturally raised (ie no chemicals in the feed) in small numbers so a roast chicken for Sunday dinner was more commonplace for the wealthy and a treat for the not-so-well-off or only when a backyard raised bird stopped producing enough eggs for the family. I'm saying we should enjoy humanely raised, chemical-free chicken as an occasional treat. Having it on the menu every other day is a new luxury brought on by recent mass production. I'm pretty sure most people reading this forum could afford a free-range organic bird once a month to genuinely enjoy.
Apologies for being cynical, but you are living in the land of "Yes Maam". Of course they will tell you there are no additives in their chicken because they need to sell the stuff to make a living. There is no locally enforced law that requires them to be honest with you. They swore black & blue that the 19 day old chickens in the Spinneys fridge were hormone free...until independent testing proved otherwise.
Eat locally produced chicken if it's worth the risk. I for one would never feed it to my children!!
<em>edited by Green-ish on 29/03/2012</em>
Somewhat strange, moving to a Muslim country and complaining about the food that meets local dietary requirements is it not? Rather like the people who move to the Eglish countryside and complain about cows moo'ing. Sometime I think that people seem to expect Dubai to be Surrey with sunshine!
LOOL
Somewhat strange, moving to a Muslim country and complaining about the food that meets local dietary requirements is it not? Rather like the people who move to the Eglish countryside and complain about cows moo'ing. Sometime I think that people seem to expect Dubai to be Surrey with sunshine!
the kitchen I buy, which seems to have the least water coming out of it is Al Khazna, but just read the label - it says Halal - hand slaughtered:\: poor chickens, I dread to think what happens to them
They are picked up and then have their necks slit with very sharp knife :\:
Would be a lot worse if the knife was blunt;)
could always wring its neck - witnessed many a chicken / pigeon / pheasant get that treatment as a child.
the kitchen I buy, which seems to have the least water coming out of it is Al Khazna, but just read the label - it says Halal - hand slaughtered:\: poor chickens, I dread to think what happens to them
They are picked up and then have their necks slit with very sharp knife :\:
Completely agree with Beebers, Halal should be more humane... For nobody-in particulat ... Spinneys "fresh chicken" is either deforsted Brazilian chicken OR from Oman :)
<em>edited by jeanettesamer on 29/03/2012</em>
Completely agree with Beebers, Hala should be more humane... For nobody-in particulat ... Spinneys "fresh chicken" is either deforsted Brazilian chicken OR from Oman :)
the kitchen I buy, which seems to have the least water coming out of it is Al Khazna, but just read the label - it says Halal - hand slaughtered:\: poor chickens, I dread to think what happens to them
loube, it is actually more humane according to everything I have studied. I wondered the same thing, myself.
the kitchen I buy, which seems to have the least water coming out of it is Al Khazna, but just read the label - it says Halal - hand slaughtered:\: poor chickens, I dread to think what happens to them
I could not agree more, but not everyone can afford organic chicken all the time, and there is also the aspect of the environment local Vs. imported..
I actually called up the company again as I did not ask about antibiotics before and I talked to a production manager who told me that NO antibiotics are used, and the Rawdah chicken are 100% grain fed.
Anyway, all for organic, but still think supporting local production is important especially when they actually have a good product.
I'm all for supporting local growers of fruit, vege and animal products. The problem is that there is no clear set of guidelines in the UAE on the raising of poultry for human consumption. After a big kerfuffle a few years ago, the industry now says it's hormone-free, and I sincerely hope it is. Another problem though is the use of antibiotics (eg for coccidosis which is common in farmed chickens). Many of these antibiotics are unsafe for human consumption...we should not even eat the eggs of chooks treated for coccidosis.
How much is a whole chicken in Dubai these days? I used to cringe wondering how they could produce for sale a whole housed, fed, vet treated, killed, plucked, butchered and packaged animal for a few dirhams. Smells of cheap chemical laden feed and poor (cruel?) husbandry techniques to me!
Until the industry is crystal clear on what the chickens are actually fed (and I mean ALL ingredients in the feed), I would suggest people treat chicken as it traditionally was...a treat meal every now and then. Spend the money on good quality, free-range organic chicken and be sure of your family's safety.
edited by Green-ish on 29/03/2012
great post!
I'm all for supporting local growers of fruit, vege and animal products. The problem is that there is no clear set of guidelines in the UAE on the raising of poultry for human consumption. After a big kerfuffle a few years ago, the industry now says it's hormone-free, and I sincerely hope it is. Another problem though is the use of antibiotics (eg for coccidosis which is common in farmed chickens). Many of these antibiotics are unsafe for human consumption...we should not even eat the eggs of chooks treated for coccidosis.
How much is a whole chicken in Dubai these days? I used to cringe wondering how they could produce for sale a whole housed, fed, vet treated, killed, plucked, butchered and packaged animal for a few dirhams. Smells of cheap chemical laden feed and poor (cruel?) husbandry techniques to me!
Until the industry is crystal clear on what the chickens are actually fed (and I mean ALL ingredients in the feed), I would suggest people treat chicken as it traditionally was...a treat meal every now and then. Spend the money on good quality, free-range organic chicken and be sure of your family's safety.
<em>edited by Green-ish on 29/03/2012</em>
I used to do the exact same thing, but find the organic a bit expensive for everyday use. But Not wanting to serve my family any dodgy chicken I actually called this Al Rawdah to ask them if they would guarentee no growth enhancers etc. And they told me that only natural feed is used for their chicken, that is also why when you seen them in fx Carrefour thy are not that big in size - no growth hormones.
I never buy fresh local chicken as I have no idea about the type of feed.I used to buy fresh French corn fed chicken from carrefour but the Dubai municipality banned the import, so now we get organic chicken ..
Just want to share my good expeience with the local fresh chicken brand Al Rawdah. Unlike so many other chicken here in dubai that has been transported froozen half way acoss the world from countries like Brazil, then defosted and sold as fresh, this is actually real fresh chicken and it tastes great. The farm is just by Outlet Mall and they claim only 8 hours from farm to store.....