Sausages are back

We all know how Chinese whispers work; especially here at Villas Andrea. On Saturday the 10th, I posted an item about the butchers we go to near Mercadona. They'd been visited by Health and Safety inspectors who told them they couldn't sell products without proper labelling in Spanish.

Last week I was told by a neighbour that Reeve's weren't allowed to sell sausages and pies anymore. You will note the subtle but significant difference in the story. The tale now implied that there was something wrong with the sausages and pies that Reeve's sell. NOT TRUE.

I'm pleased to say that, following a second visit by Health and Safety inspectors, sausages and pies are now back on sale at Reeve's. Furthermore they can also sell products from the freezer cabinet again.

Interestingly though, the sausages and pies are not out on display in the shop. The reason we were given was because there wasn't enough space for them now that there are joints of meat for Christmas on display.

In a scenario, which reminded me of newsagents who kept adult magazines, we were told that the sausages were under the counter. I could almost imagine the butcher looking both ways to check before drawing customers close so they could hear him whisper "want any sausages mate?"

Those of you who frequent other purveyors of meat can expect similar problems in the future as the Health and Safety inspectors do the rounds. Don't worry though, it won't mean that the meat they sell is dodgy; just not labelled correctly.

PS I'd like to bet that the neighbour either read the original story on my blog or heard it from someone else who had.