Pink Slime-- here's who has it and who doesn't...

[TreasonousBastard]

Not the most complete list, but a pretty good one, if accurate:

http://couponsdealsandmore.com/library/does-your-stores-ground-beef-contain-pink-slime/

[grasswire]

1. whew

no pink slime coming into my house.

[nuxvomica]

2. I usually buy my ground beef at Hannaford

Looks like I need to buy it at Price Chopper now. Thanks for posting this.

[Auggie]

3. More in Northern California/Northern Nevada:

Raley's does NOT contain pink goo

[UTUSN]

4. R#2 & K for, thanks. n/t

[Orrex]

5. This post gives me a savage craving for pink slime

[Odin2005]

6. It doesn't have mine (Hornbacher's)

[Eyerish]

9. Hornbacher's is Supervalu...

which unfortunately does use pink slime.

[Odin2005]

11. SHIT!

[nickinSTL]

7. Unsurprisingly, none of our stores are included

The St. Louis area doesn't have national chain grocery stores (unless you count Aldi, which is actually based in Germany), and none of the local chains are listed.

Not that it matters much to us, as I can't remember the last time we bought ground beef. I'm a vegetarian, and the wife doesn't use ground beef, ever, for herself.

However, a list of fast-food places and/or prepackaged burger brands might be helpful.

Have to say, I'm not too surprised by the answers from the stores I'm familiar with. Pretty much what I would have expected.

[OriginalGeek]

8. "H-E-B – All our ground beef sold at H-E-B is 100% pure with no additives."

Can't you use pink slime and still claim 100% beef?

Sounds like an evasion to me.


But since I no longer live in Texas it doesn't matter.

My Publix store does not use it.

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. Since pink slime is treated with ammonia hydroxide, and HEB states they use 100% beef with

no additives I'm thinking it's not anymore evasive than anything from the other stores.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. bkmrkd, thanks.

[Kali]

13. never buy premade patties or those branded "chubs" of ground beef

most stores that grind their own (fresh in the foam trays) are going to be free of this stuff, but if you really want to be sure, buy whatever roast is on sale and have it ground. (and if it has bones, keep them for making broth)