EXPOSED: Dougies Meats launches foul-mouthed Facebook attack on customers

A Derbyshire food firm at the centre of a dodgy meat scandal has blasted customers in a foul-mouthed Facebook rant.
One of the insults posted by Dougies Meats on the company's Facebook page.One of the insults posted by Dougies Meats on the company's Facebook page.
One of the insults posted by Dougies Meats on the company's Facebook page.

Dougies Meats branded one man a “sad b*** **d” as well as a “gossiping t**t” – and speculated that he had a “small c**k”.

They also urged a woman to “f**k off” and told her: “Have sex or watch a funny film. Get a life. Stop commenting on stuff that does not concern you.”

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The shock insults were made on Dougies Meats’ Facebook page where members of the public were commenting about the company being ordered to pay £1,000 for the destruction of three quarters of a tonne of its meat which was either past its use-by date or the use-by dates had been removed.

More insults posted by Dougies Meats on the company's Facebook page.More insults posted by Dougies Meats on the company's Facebook page.
More insults posted by Dougies Meats on the company's Facebook page.

The remarks have now been removed from Facebook but our journalist has obtained screenshots of the comments before they were taken down.

We are currently waiting to hear back from Dougies Meats.

Chesterfield magistrates’ court heard the condemned meat was seized by Environmental Health officers during an inspection of the firm’s base at Nevada Park Farm in Killamarsh at the start of October.

That inspection also found that no suitable food safety management systems were in place to ensure that the meat was safe for human consumption.

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The company operates from large vans selling raw meat at various markets, pub car parks and shop car parks in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire.

It also operates a delivery service.

Bolsover and North East Derbyshire District councils took the firm to court.

Councillor Brian Murray-Carr, Bolsover District Council’s cabinet member for health and wellbeing, said: “The public needs to be confident that they are buying good-quality produce that is safe to eat.

“That’s why our regular food safety inspections of business premises are vitally important so issues such as this can be brought to light and dealt with.

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“In this case the food was quickly removed from the food chain so as to protect consumers.”

Coun Michael Gordon, North East Derbyshire District Council’s cabinet member with responsibility for the environment, added: “To have inadequate safety procedures in place and sell out-of-date produce is wholly irresponsible.

“It seems this company only has profit in mind and a total disregard for the public’s safety – something which the magistrates agreed with and is reflected in the outcome of the court case.”

A number of people have backed the company amid the condemned meat scandal.

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Commenting on Facebook, one customer wrote: “I have bought from you for years and will continue.”

Another said: “I wouldn’t go to anyone else. Top-quality meat every time.”

And another commented: “I’ve never had anything bad from Dougies Meats.”

In 2011, the firm was prosecuted for failing to keep records of how rubbish was disposed.

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