OCU, TRY NOW 2 MONTHS, ONLY 2 € TO KNOW IF IT HORSE MEAT?

I have had all the time problems with the European Mega Companies operating in Spain, mostly with those selling services on  telecommunication and postal field. To do a reclamation concerning consumption should be all man's right. Only at the moment I can compare two nations, Spain and Finland together, with a totally different culture and possibilities to do a reclamation.Only  what I can say for sure , is when I compare, what is happening, if a Mega Company sells products or services , which have a defect, there is always a solution in favor for the consumer in Finland. You can imagine what kind of alternatives a Spanish consumer has, when the only reliable organization ask money for it, like my title shows. In Spanish it is: Pruebanos durante 2 meses por solo 2€, and translated : Try us for 2 months only 2€.
I remember from the past when OCU recommended the big industry meat (sausage) products against the Spanish artisan not controlled fresh sausages. My heart is always with ethnic food  and small Spanish companies ,which are the Real Flavor of Iberian Peninsula, and who knows to differ horse from pork.

Jouko Ofverberg

FINLAND, THE ONLY NATION WHERE HORSE IS HORSE AND PORK IS PORK?

I write also a cooking book blog, Ethnic Cook Book for Primitive tastes,because cooking and eating well, has  always been  near to  my heart. My diet has always been versatile,lot of fish and seafood,fruits and vegetables and not so much meat, maybe twice a week.All what we eat in our family is mostly fresh or sometimes frozen, but only few times there is the " large scale industry's processed product" option.I consider our family healthy,because of that we never chose  that precooked easy-food alternative.Also I have followed Finnish food industry's opinions during this European horse meat crisis.In Finland horse meat is highly valued and it is more expensive than pork, so there has never been any reasons to mix it with other meat.Also I have noticed that in my old home country ,the food industry is advertising, that in our products "no E-code additives", and it sells better at least in Finland.I have noticed recently that Saarioinen company has also started this chemical free product delicatessen brand.

Eating fresh and not pre-processed is the healthiest option.
JOUKO OFVERBERG

LUIS MARIA ANSON, THANK YOU, FOR YOUR HONESTY

His  last column in the Spanish El Mundo nespaper with rubrik:" Los partidos politicos saquean a los españoles"  was revealing. He refers to the big number of all kind civil servants who are  occupying the political system, doubling thus e.g.the number of the officials in Germany, which population is two times bigger than the Spain's.  Some nations have  already crossed the boarder where bureaucracy  is so big ,and the number of personnel with a right to vote, so big, that it is almost impossible to change anything or reduce the amount of officials with a  democratic way.Using referendums and elections to solve this public "over population broblem" is null, because all efforts will be rejected by the bureaucratic majority. So in many EU countries the private sector has an enormous burden to carry and many enterpreneurs are experiencing  catastrophic situations which the public sector has produced. The only fast solution is in the hands of Brussels bureaucrats, let's hope the best. PS. Luis Maria Anson is a memeber of Real Academia Española

JOUKO OFVEBERG

FOOTBALL AND BASKET BALL ,ONLY DIVIDING THE NATION

There is a slogan that football unites and offer for the young people a possibility to meet persons from different cultures in a pacific way. I have always wondered where this stupidity comes from?In Spain football is a  very political and location focused.Barcelona is one of the two hot cradles in this country.Local linguistic fanaticism mixed with racial hatred and "mari" is an explosive cocktail. When the King Juan Carlos has given a homage to some football cups named after His Majesty, as COPA DEL REY, the local people has disturbed with booing and whistling, while Spanish national Anthem has been played. Last episode happened some days ago in Pais Vasco during the COPA DEL REY in basket ball. I have never experienced or seen this kind of vulgar behavior in other civilized countries, except some Arab states. I remember the Stanley Cup from United States, every person standing and listening the Anthem and keeping his right hand on the  left side of the chest. People in Catalonia and Pais Vasco , SHAME ON YOU!

Jouko Ofverberg

RELIGIOUS SOLUTION?

You go and see Emilio Morenatti on Facebook.Maybe you remember Mohammed Bouazizi. At least you have followed and seen news of Malala Yousafzai.What do you think? There was once an odd "geographical" spring, named by European progressive elite to a very conflicting area in Asia, and yesterday in Tunisia an opposition leader, Chokri Bel Aid became the last figure in the tunnel of religious horrors.

Mr. JOUKO OFVERBERG

HORSE MEAT IS OK, BUT EFESA IN PARMA STUMBLES

I have followed the new European minced meat crisis. I like horse meat, my favorite products are sausages  mixed with it, like German Mettwurst or Finnish Cheese Salami.But in this crisis the problem is not the horse, the problem is the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in PARMA. The international mega food industry is giving in their food stuff erroneous information in the products data sheet. This is very severe, because every small company e.g here in Spain needs to explain or show correct data  now and then to the authorities, when they are working on food business.
May be the Italian Pizza and the local proverb," Dio mi guardi  da mangiator che non beve", has interfered the important work  for what the council was established.

Jouko Ofverberg