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| French recall couscous packets that explode like small bomb |
| 2008-11-10 |
| The manufacturer warned that the product could explode "like a small bomb." More than 80,000 of the upmarket ready meals have been distributed in mainland Europe. JMRTE. Jiihad Meals Ready to Explode. There is now a threat that domestic appliances will be damaged and buyers will suffer personal injuries. The "Couscous Royal' range is made by frozen food manufacturers Garbit in their factory at Pouilly-sur-Serre, in the Aisne department of northern France. The products at the centre of the scare were produced in June. "We would prefer to recall the product to avoid explosions in people's kitchens," said a spokesman. I would rather not like small explosions in me galley, popcorn excepted. "They could go off like a small bomb, wounding consumers or causing damage to kitchens. "INCOMING!!!" "Three months after they were made, a bomb like effect was observed in stores, and we have also have complaints from consumers. "Me microwave is toast, and it's yer fault. Yer gonna pay!" "We would warn anyone who has one of these couscous dishes at home to return it to the store where it was originally bought immediately." Or call the bomb squad. The product consists of relatively harmless ingredients - including semolina wheat, chicken and Merguez spicy sausages. Last year an airline stewardess caused £20,000 of damage to a British Airways jumbo jet when her ready-made curry exploded in a microwave at 35,000ft. THAT would get your attention at FL350! The transatlantic flight from Heathrow carried on to Miami after cabin crew grabbed a fire extinguisher to douse the blazing oven. "Crikey! The couscous exploded, but we are still airborne, by Gawd! If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going." Couscous is a north African Berber dish consisting of spherical granules made by rolling and shaping moistened semolina wheat and then coating them with finely ground wheat flour. It is particularly popular in countries like Britain and France, which both have large Arabic communities. |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |