Tag: Beef Products

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Jamie Oliver Proves McDonald’s Burgers Are ‘Unfit for Human Consumption’

Hamburger chef Jamie Oliver has won his long-fought battle against one of the largest fast food chains in the world – McDonalds. After Oliver showed how McDonald’s hamburgers are made, the franchise finally announced that it will change its recipe, and yet there was barely a peep about this in the mainstream, corporate media. Oliver repeatedly explained to the public, over several years – in documentaries, television shows and interviews – that the fatty parts of beef are “washed” in ammonium hydroxide and used in the filling of the burger. Before this process, according to the presenter, the food is deemed unfit for human consumption. According to the chef and hamburger enthusiast, Jamie Oliver, who has undertaken a war against the fast food industry: “Basically, […] Read More

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2014: On a Budget? Pink Slime is Back to Save You Money!

Remember how horrified people were to learn of the ammonia-soaked pink slime in their ground beef and fast-food burgers? It was so bad that one company, Beef Products Inc., was forced to close several plants and file for bankruptcy after the backlash in 2012. Incidentally, BPI filed a 1.2 billion dollar lawsuit is pending against ABC for breaking the story that more than 70% of grocery store ground beef contained pink slime. Well, in response to rising meat costs, it’s back. (Did it ever actually leave?) BPI will be manufacturing the slaughterhouse remnant product at a new plant in Kansas, and Cargill Inc. is also producing the slime. Of course, neither company is marketing the product under the name “pink slime.”  BPI calls it “lean finely textured beef” (LFTB) […] Read More

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2013: Beef Corp Will Label Products Containing Pink Slime

By Susanne Posel Occupy Corporatism Cargill will begin labeling their beef products that have “finely textured beef” (FTB) or pink slime and genetically engineered ingredients. FTB is made from processing other cuts of beef trimmings that were washed in ammonia. John Keating, president of beef operations at Cargill said: “Our research shows that consumers believe ground beef products containing finely textured beef should be clearly labeled. We’ve listened to the public, as well as our customers, and that is why today we are declaring our commitment to labeling finely textured beef.” Michael Martin, spokesman for Cargill stated: “Not all of the ground beef products contained the binder.” The corporation will label those that do. This includes: • Excel brand • Our Certified Ground Beef Patty Lovera, assistant director […] Read More

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Updates in Pink Slime Yum Yum

It makes a person sick to think about all the crap they put in food now a days. We used to laugh about whats in a hot-dog. Back in the day there where some parts that could not be used for human consumption. But Times have changed! Here is the latest on this fun substance: One Year Later, The Makers of ‘Pink Slime’ Are Hanging On, and Fighting Back – TIME http://news.google.com TIMEOne Year Later, The Makers of ‘Pink Slime’ Are Hanging On, and Fighting BackTIMEThe “pink slime” coverage also completely changed ground beef in the U.S. According to industry officials, LFTB is now in an estimated 5% of our beef, down from 70% a … Pink Slime Makers Are Feeding Diane Sawyer a Big, Fat Lawsuit http://gizmodo.com3/4/13 By now, you’ve […] Read More

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What’s (in) Your Beef?

In an article entitled: Safety of Beef Processing Method Is Questioned, the New York Times Online closed off 2009 with a stunning expose © of a particularly disgusting and deadly ingredient in the American food supply. Before I go any further, I want to make it clear that, as far as I”m concerned, there is not a single part of an animal”s body, or a product that comes from an animal”s body, that is appropriate for human consumption, whether or not the body parts in question are contaminated with pathogens. Using animals for our pleasure is wrong, and that remains true whether or not it is also physically harmful to us. Having said that, I believe this story shines a light on some little-known facts […] Read More