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Old Aug 20th 2008, 11:29 am
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Jars of Bovril are being taken off Britain's shelves after a batch of the product was contaminated with salmonella.

For those of you who like the revolting stuff see...

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Hea...From%2BShelves
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I can smell that muck from here. Salmonella could only improve it I'd have thought
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LOL!!! I hate the stuff too.
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I can smell that muck from here. Salmonella could only improve it I'd have thought
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LOL!!! I hate the stuff too.
Never figured why people like to eat or drink that or marmite/promite/vegimite all like rancid beef.
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I like vegemite. Totally different taste (to me anyway) from Bovril. I remember my mother drinking hot Bovril = vomit!
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Love it! Me and Flynn have it on our toast every morning
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Jars of Bovril are being taken off Britain's shelves after a batch of the product was contaminated with salmonella.

For those of you who like the revolting stuff see...

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Hea...From%2BShelves

Hoofs.

Vegemite for me.
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Hoofs.

Vegemite for me.
None of them for me, I was just doing a public service for those with no taste buds.
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None of them for me, I was just doing a public service for those with no taste buds.
Good job you added the word 'buds'.
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Good job you added the word 'buds'.
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Originally Posted by moneypen20
Good job you added the word 'buds'.
It's brown and gooey what else would it be...
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i love it on toast yum

thanks for the warning it's a good thing we don't all like the same things isn't it
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