Ah, I am just too skeptical: turns out that the Dragon Sausage story is true after all. After yesterday's post, I stayed curious, so I got online to the Powys county council and sent them an email asking, come on now, isn't this really an urban legend? In response, they sent me the "PR 3026," the news release posted below.
Next thing you know, they'll be telling me that Oswald acted alone.
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Here's the press release:
News Release
For Immediate Release
Welsh Dragon Sausage
In response to various reports in the media regarding the product 'Welsh Dragon Sausage', the following statement has been issued by Powys County Council's Trading Standards Service:"The Council has no issue with the use of the word 'Welsh Dragon'. Obviously we do not nor do we expect anyone else to believe that the sausage contains 'welsh dragon meat' or whatever that maybe as has been quoted in various sections of the media.
"Our advice to the company concerned being simply that when 'sausages' are sold, whether pre-packed or loose, they are clearly labelled to inform consumers of the type of meat e.g. pork or beef that is contained in the product. We feel this to be a perfectly reasonable legal requirement and due to consumer preferences, information which they are entitled to know.
"We are disappointed that the above advice has been taken totally out of context in a number of media reports. We will continue to advise the company concerned as their 'home authority' on food labelling issues as we have done for a number of years."
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