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Psephos

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54. If you're referring to lot-fattened, corn-fed, antibiotic-injected red meat, I hear you.
Mon Apr 2, 2012, 09:10 PM
Apr 2012

Pastured, humanely-raised beef is a whole different subject.

http://www.naturalnews.com/035310_red_meat_grass-fed_beef_processed_food.html

I don't eat red meat myself, btw. But not because of healthiness reasons.

miller quality? izquierdista Apr 2012 #1
Moran's? Their motto: "Only morans eat pink slime beef" wordpix Apr 2012 #2
I believe this is the tip of the iceberg. rhett o rick Apr 2012 #3
850 more jobs sacrificed to scientific illiteracy and delicate sensibilities. Robb Apr 2012 #4
Agree with you in principle that emotions obviously trump reality in this case. randome Apr 2012 #10
the reality is that people do not want to eat pink slime. iemitsu Apr 2012 #23
I know they don't. randome Apr 2012 #52
Upton Sinclair wrote of those "delicate sensibilities" so often trivialized. LanternWaste Apr 2012 #13
To even make the comparison speaks to the scientific illiteracy part. Robb Apr 2012 #17
what scientific illiteracy are u talking about ? leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #20
You're demonstrating my point. Robb Apr 2012 #24
salt is not chlorine. putting ammonia in beef is more like dipping french fries in bleach leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #29
Sounds like a hormonal imbalance. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #45
Ammonium hydroxide is actually a misleading term -- it's basically ammonia dissolved in water. eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #40
you may know chemistry, but I know I don't want to eat ammonium hydroxide wordpix Apr 2012 #49
+1 harmonicon Apr 2012 #25
People have the right to choose. katsy Apr 2012 #26
It's time to ban Travelman Apr 2012 #27
ha ha. bitchkitty Apr 2012 #33
Not wanting AMMONIA-TREATED MYSTERY MEAT is "delicate sensibilities"??? Odin2005 Apr 2012 #39
I'll see if you know: Robb Apr 2012 #44
enough so it tastes like cardboard? wordpix Apr 2012 #50
850 jobs sacrificed to a bad business model. eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #41
the latest scientific evidence shows that no amount of red meat is "safe" Mosby Apr 2012 #43
If you're referring to lot-fattened, corn-fed, antibiotic-injected red meat, I hear you. Psephos Apr 2012 #54
Agree .99center Apr 2012 #48
Nonsense.. sendero Apr 2012 #53
"...it plans to sell some or all of its assets" KansDem Apr 2012 #5
"Calling Mitt Romney!" Priceless wordpix Apr 2012 #51
Change their business model--add carrots, green beans and vitamins, and call it dog food. MADem Apr 2012 #6
Not my problem. I gave up (meat based) hamburgers a generation ago. nt onehandle Apr 2012 #7
why not make real meat instead of closing? robinlynne Apr 2012 #8
Bad business model to start with.... Evasporque Apr 2012 #9
especially if you use "fresh" air. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2012 #11
I am sure the workers can be retrained. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #12
What about the ones that have associate degrees in Slime Management? n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #14
Food irradiation is the alternative so there is sure to be work in those plants. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #18
why bankruptch nadeltanz Apr 2012 #15
You do realize that no ammonia is actually put in the final product? nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #16
well unless youre the one doing the finalizing you cant say that. but we surely can believe the corp leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #21
Just don't eat any hotdogs...ever nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #22
Actually, it basically does disappear without a trace Travelman Apr 2012 #28
yes i do. i have alot of stuff in my body none of which i want on my food.(maybe the salt and sugar) leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #30
And there is NOTHING remotely like drinking a bottle of ammonia cleaner here Travelman Apr 2012 #34
'Moran's'? LOL. Lawsuit? They should be charged criminally for adulterating food. freshwest Apr 2012 #19
I have always found frozen hamburgers and ground meat in a roll disgusting. Now I know why. appleannie1 Apr 2012 #31
I've seen Moran's at the local Lucky but hadn't Googled it yet Amerigo Vespucci Apr 2012 #32
Looks like the "hand of the marketplace" has spoken. mistertrickster Apr 2012 #35
The easy solution--veggie diet mistertrickster Apr 2012 #36
CORRECTION: Beef processor files for bankruptcy over shitty product. eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #37
I'm familiar with this problem... Ian David Apr 2012 #38
Seems to me they "went bankrupt" pretty darn fast. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #42
I did notice that as well quakerboy Apr 2012 #46
Get a brain-eating bacterial infection, morans Blue Owl Apr 2012 #47
Follow the money on this one people benld74 Apr 2012 #55
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