Tesco White loaf.

ash_scotland88 · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:10

Does anybody know if they bake them instore? As in the standard sliced white loaf?

I just returned one with a "foreign body" that looked like rat droppings. As is customary in my local express a receipt wasn't given to me, so it was an appology and a fiver, or forms to fill in. Guess what I chose.

Manager did ask if I had the receipt if I wanted to take it further (citizens advise) but I didn't eat any of it so I can't see much good doing that, apart from more apology letters from Tesco.

So after my wee story, anybody know if a white loaf is baked on site or elsewhere? If on site might fire off an email to health inspector.

Tican · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:12

The one with print on the bag? Then off site

Instore bread isn't usually sliced? And the bag is clear with little holes.

Best description ever? I think so

Mat · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:12

Why not ask in the store where you bought it?

SKYNHEDD · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:12

Well. I do know that ASDA muffins are just bought in in a refrigerated lorry.

Shattering my illusion that they actually cooked them onsite.

233 · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:14

Depends on the store tbh if it's an express most likely off site

ash_scotland88 · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:14

Tican said:
The one with print on the bag? Then off site

Instore bread isn't usually sliced? And the bag is clear with little holes.

Best description ever? I think so

Yeah. I know what you mean.
So it's off sight. Now my curiosity has gotten better of me and I wished I filled in forms so I could get a follow up =[

vincent1989 · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:16

very little bread is baked from scratch on site in supermarkets, especially any standard own brand sliced loaves.

there are tolerances for all sorts of contaminants that are 'allowed' to be present, stuff like 1 mouse dropping per x amount of baked beans tins, basically you're better off accepting the good will and forgetting about it, you wont start a revolution by complaining.

edit: thought I'd also mention that no supermarket branded products are produced by the supermarket, most are from brand names (slightly different qualities or quantities of ingredients) or small local suppliers

ash_scotland88 · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:23

vincent1989 said:
very little bread is baked from scratch on site in supermarkets, especially any standard own brand sliced loaves.

there are tolerances for all sorts of contaminants that are 'allowed' to be present, stuff like 1 mouse dropping per x amount of baked beans tins, basically you're better off accepting the good will and forgetting about it, you wont start a revolution by complaining.

Wow, didn't know that about tolerances. Going to fire off an email, basically asking "what happens now"

vincent1989 said:
edit: thought I'd also mention that no supermarket branded products are produced by the supermarket, most are from brand names (slightly different qualities or quantities of ingredients) or small local suppliers

I already, basically, knew that. And through trial and error of supermarket products you can save a fortune.

On a related note, my mum found something in her yoghurt once, looking a lot like a rat's nail. Asda kept her up to date with everything, and it was eventually discovered it was a thorn form the fruit that the yoghurt was flavoured with. Obviously if it was a rat's tail then I'm sure more test would need to be done to make sure a rat was grounded up in the process or something ghastly like that!

vincent1989 · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:36

ash_scotland88 said:
Wow, didn't know that about tolerances. Going to fire off an email, basically asking "what happens now"

I didn't know either and I cant remember where I found it out, either on a course for work or watching a TV programme about this kind of thing. they have all sorts of acceptable tolerances, acceptable in the sense that the powers that be accept that there will always be some degree of contaminant and will not bother to investigate further unless it's a repeated occurrence, not that you have to accept their presence of course!

by taking the complaint higher the best you can hope for is the removal and destruction of all loaves from the same batch

. Edit; I think they may only do this for glass/sharp objects as well although I may be wrong on that one.

interesting story about your mum, though I'd like to think they took it away and did tests in reality they probably just fed her a story about how sometimes plant material ends up getting in to the process due to the nature of production in an effort the increase her confidence.

:(Rhodri:) · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:45

My old house-mate had a bit of what seemed to be industrial tubing in his macaroni cheese once. He just spat it out and carried on eating. With the volumes of this stuff they churn out it's not that surprising that that one in a million thing will happen.

ash_scotland88 · 10 Feb 2012 at 15:47

vincent1989 said:
interesting story about your mum, though I'd like to think they took it away and did tests in reality they probably just fed her a story about how sometimes plant material ends up getting in to the process due to the nature of production in an effort the increase her confidence.

Something like that will help me save quite a bit of money compared to other loaves the offer