Some recent new news regarding meat contamination & new flavors of veg burge

[Guest guest]

I read that too... and the packers said " it turns brown before it's

bad; consumers should look at the sell-by dates for safety instead " .

I laughed, not in a good way either, remmbering the huge Dateline

expose a few years ago about stores changing sell by dates repeatedly.

:-7

 

, " alexislake "

<alexislake wrote:

>

> I have been reading about the posts about them making crock pots

> differently than in the past because of contamination. Well, my

> grandmother read an article yesterday in The Gainesville Sun about some

> packages of meat now being contaminated by carbon monoxide that they

> put in the sealed packages of meat. It supposedly is to make the meat

> look fresher looking. Maybe this will help me get some of my family

> more into eating veggie burgers more oftern. So there might be a whole

> new issue surrounding the meat in America now. Glad that I'm a

> vegetarian. Also, has anyone tasted the new veggie burgers by Morning

> Star Farms. They have a whole new line of burgers. I've tried the

> Cheddar and the ones called Basil with Pizza. I might try the Spicy

> Bean ones later this year. So far the cheddar ones have completely sold

> out at my local supermarket with the Basil with Pizza ones next in

> line. Even one of the supermarkets in town is promoting the eating of

> veggie burgers over regular burgers. I personally think supermarkets

> promoting vegetarian food is a great thing.

>

[Guest guest]

Truely is amazing that companies are not looking to improve quality of our

foods. Instead they seek to make shelf life longer or in this case give you

the impression that it is fresher than it actually is.

 

Sometimes I wonder if food companies would just cut back on the fancy and

bright packaging and invest that dough into some better quality products.

They probably spend more on packaging and advertising than the product

itself by a huge percentage. All about the green.

 

I just read an article on Pizza Hut and how their cheese is barely cheese.

The Pizza Hut cheese supplier sprays the cheese with....

 

Well here y'all go.... (.pdf file)...

 

http://www.themilkweed.com/Feature_06_Jan.pdf

 

On 2/22/06, Amy <> wrote:

>

> I read that too... and the packers said " it turns brown before it's

> bad; consumers should look at the sell-by dates for safety instead " .

> I laughed, not in a good way either, remmbering the huge Dateline

> expose a few years ago about stores changing sell by dates repeatedly.

> :-7

>

> , " alexislake "

> wrote:

> >

> > I have been reading about the posts about them making crock pots

> > differently than in the past because of contamination. Well, my

> > grandmother read an article yesterday in The Gainesville Sun about some

> > packages of meat now being contaminated by carbon monoxide that they

> > put in the sealed packages of meat. It supposedly is to make the meat

> > look fresher looking. Maybe this will help me get some of my family

> > more into eating veggie burgers more oftern. So there might be a whole

> > new issue surrounding the meat in America now. Glad that I'm a

> > vegetarian. Also, has anyone tasted the new veggie burgers by Morning

> > Star Farms. They have a whole new line of burgers. I've tried the

> > Cheddar and the ones called Basil with Pizza. I might try the Spicy

> > Bean ones later this year. So far the cheddar ones have completely sold

> > out at my local supermarket with the Basil with Pizza ones next in

> > line. Even one of the supermarkets in town is promoting the eating of

> > veggie burgers over regular burgers. I personally think supermarkets

> > promoting vegetarian food is a great thing.

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

> I just read an article on Pizza Hut and how their cheese is barely

> cheese.

> The Pizza Hut cheese supplier sprays the cheese with....

 

 

OMG...