Theresa May's Jam Gaffe
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Theresa May's Jam Gaffe refers to British Prime Minister's statement regarding food waste. Theresa May stated that she scrapes mold from the top of her jam and eats whats underneath rather than throwing it away.
Background
On February 13th, 2019, British Prime Minister Theresa May gave an example of how to combat food waste during a cabinet meeting. The Daily Mail UK reported, "She also said food shouldn’t be binned just because it is past its best before date, saying shoppers should use ‘common sense’ to check if it is edible."[2] The Daily Mail UK[1] posted a Tweet of their article with the caption "Theresa May: I scrape mould off jam and eat what's underneath" (shown below, left). The tweet gained 290 retweets and 622 likes in one day. The top comments include "weird flex but ok" among other (shown below, right).
Developments
That day, Twitter user @christopherhope[3] tweeted "Food Standards Agency source tells @Telegraph: 'While it is possible that removing the mould and a significant amount of the surrounding product could remove any unseen toxins that are present, there is no guarantee that doing so would remove them all.'" The tweet gained 17 retweets and 61 likes (shown below). Food Standards Scotland[4] also responded with a statement saying, “There is also no guarantee that removing mould from the surface will eliminate the risk as some moulds can grow into the product, leaving unseen toxins within the food that could then be consumed.”
Later that day, Twitter user @BRCrchton[6] criticized the statement by comparing it to other leader's quotes (shown below, left). @SamCropper[5] also posted a satirical image stating "Jesus Christ Theresa May, get a grip man" (shown below, right).
Some people took the mold as a metaphor like YouTuber ChunkyMark in his upload entitled "Big John Big Bad John ready to scrape off Theresa May’s Tory Blue Mould so we can have some Jam" (shown below). The video gained 2,600 views and 232 likes in a day.
Other Twitter users proved to careless (shown below).
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – DailyMailUk
[2] DailyMailUK – Eats Whats Underneath Mould
[3] Twitter – ChristopherHope
[4] The National – Food Chief Warn Scots
[5] Twitter – Sam Cropper
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