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Tesco comes up with the lamest excuse ever...

Remember the Tesco Shepherd's Pie that had 'British' all over the packaging but was made of New Zealand mince?

Well, we just had a press release from NFU Cymru which says they found the same problem with some lamb shanks in its 'Finest' range and after applying some pressure the supermarket has agreed to reband the packaging.

But wait for the explanation...

NFU Cymru said: “Once this matter was brought to our attention, we immediately contacted Trading Standards asking them to look into the misleading labelling of the product. Tesco has since stated that the lamb was part of a range of products labelled ‘British’ in reference to the way it is prepared, in the same way as pasta would be labelled ‘Italian’, and should not be taken as indication that the ingredients are in fact British."

What a ridiculous statement.

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