tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post2252069090372493695..comments2024-01-19T14:36:19.222-05:00Comments on Rockin' On: the Blog: What's in Canadian ground beef?Rockinonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16466451909515114927noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-75285601116857321272012-05-23T17:58:23.868-04:002012-05-23T17:58:23.868-04:00Most areas also have a local farmer's market t...Most areas also have a local farmer's market that can be used. It's easier than going to the farmers directly, though often quite a bit more expensive. <br /><br />I actually have little objection to "pink slime" and similar products from a safety standpoint, even though it's gross. What I don't like is the taste. <br /><br />I worked for years as a cook, and having tasted both cheap and expensive ground beef (including things like "ground chuck"), there is a massive taste difference between the gross, cheap ground beef and the very expensive stuff.gopher65noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-10742234281272577712012-03-24T20:38:41.154-04:002012-03-24T20:38:41.154-04:00I mentioned this on another blog - if you don'...I mentioned this on another blog - if you don't want to eat<br />"pink slime" the product is sold in the U.S. as "lean finely textured beef", note that it can be processed with either ammonia or citric acid and consists of boneless lean beef trimmings that have passed through a centrifuge. Unfortunately there is also "white slime" (type in meat slurry on wikipedia) which is used to make chicken nuggets.<br /><br />Any mechanically separated poultry or meat product COULD be made using this process. The lesson here is find out where your meat comes from. Talk to your butcher. Do research and find out how the chicken nuggets, hotdogs and other products made from trimmings (including some sausages) are manufactured that you're going to eat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-58625026909098242922012-03-22T20:21:26.354-04:002012-03-22T20:21:26.354-04:00Look for the lot code/manufacturer number, its usu...Look for the lot code/manufacturer number, its usually by the expirty date or upc. You can use that to find the manufacturerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-78987631104989581182012-03-12T13:14:32.687-04:002012-03-12T13:14:32.687-04:00You are right, it shouldn't be this hard. Our ...You are right, it shouldn't be this hard. Our newspapers, protected by the lawyers they have on retainer, could break the story and spell out all in great detail. Still, read between the lines and the story is fairly clear.<br /><br />I read between the lines and I now grind my own hamburger. I haven't bought hamburger in more than a year.Rockinonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466451909515114927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-62060603832405899142012-03-12T13:13:48.932-04:002012-03-12T13:13:48.932-04:00Very interesting. I, too, have read a lot of bad s...Very interesting. I, too, have read a lot of bad stuff about shrimp farming in the Far East.Rockinonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466451909515114927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-4893930687836266222012-03-12T13:12:11.173-04:002012-03-12T13:12:11.173-04:00Since "pink slime" was being shipped to ...Since "pink slime" was being shipped to Canada when last I checked, it seems clear the stuff was in some hamburger being sold here. The question is: What hamburger contained the stuff?Rockinonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466451909515114927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-38593474487423134982012-03-12T13:10:02.705-04:002012-03-12T13:10:02.705-04:00They may buy from a number of different suppliers....They may buy from a number of different suppliers. It is not that they are ashamed, although who knows for sure. Most likely, they just don't make the effort to have unique labels for every source of their meat.Rockinonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466451909515114927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-46382130585479370262012-03-12T13:05:05.835-04:002012-03-12T13:05:05.835-04:00I used to work at the local newspaper. I'm qui...I used to work at the local newspaper. I'm quite familiar with the organic butcher shop in our market in the downtown core of town. The ground meat sold there definitely does not contain any "pink slime." It is my knowledge of the operation that gives me this confidence and not the organic label.Rockinonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466451909515114927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-45630900390708126962012-03-12T13:04:28.204-04:002012-03-12T13:04:28.204-04:00Agreed.Agreed.Rockinonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466451909515114927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-11812740374108958702012-03-12T12:15:25.593-04:002012-03-12T12:15:25.593-04:00Yeah, just slap the word organic on something ane ...Yeah, just slap the word organic on something ane everyone will assume its safe..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-57438971052072228132012-03-10T22:02:42.536-05:002012-03-10T22:02:42.536-05:00If they called it 'organic meat purity' pe...If they called it 'organic meat purity' people probably wouldn't care so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-20088619264004537062012-03-09T15:53:25.724-05:002012-03-09T15:53:25.724-05:00i hauled boxed beef from alberta to every us state...i hauled boxed beef from alberta to every us state for 12yrs ending jun 2011. i hauled boxed beef back to canada 50% of the time...never once did i haul ground beef from us to canada. hauled craploads of groundbeef to usa from canada.berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579167923633030216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-29153596108498254852012-02-12T17:52:14.852-05:002012-02-12T17:52:14.852-05:00Feed grade urea is made from ammonia and nitric ac...Feed grade urea is made from ammonia and nitric acid, among other things... guess what is getting fed feed grade.<br />http://www.yaracanada.ca/en/fertilizer/products/index.aspxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-30718557910655230592012-02-01T22:22:12.756-05:002012-02-01T22:22:12.756-05:00Some Beef Products Inc. customers are located in C...Some Beef Products Inc. customers are located in Canada according to the BPI site. BPI as you know is the company that developed the ammonia process in the States. Ammonia is probably not used in Canada as the BPI process is unique. But, since BPI ships its ammonia processed meat product to Canada, I think one might conclude that the stuff is being sold here.Rockinonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466451909515114927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-53781541542836361182012-02-01T22:02:17.082-05:002012-02-01T22:02:17.082-05:00Apparently ammonia salts are used in Canadian beef...Apparently ammonia salts are used in Canadian beef, but not ammonia itself. http://wmmdnw.hubpages.com/hub/Does-Canadian-Ground-Beef-Use-AmmoniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-76710407649128454182012-01-06T12:37:09.599-05:002012-01-06T12:37:09.599-05:00develop a trust relatiopnship with your local farm...develop a trust relatiopnship with your local farmer/rancher and get your meats from them. It's a no brainerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-38421359350365608182011-08-03T10:13:30.398-04:002011-08-03T10:13:30.398-04:00Read "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosse...Read "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser. There is a lot more in ground beef than just ammonia. I hope things have improved in the beef producing business since the book was researched but I doubt it. It makes me not want to eat beef of any type. I looked on a package of hamburgers to see where it was produced and all it said is "prepared for Sobeys, Mississauga". Does that mean it comes from sources they are ashamed to name? Why can't they disclose the source?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-53542110655010825162011-05-09T22:35:11.377-04:002011-05-09T22:35:11.377-04:00You are right, it shouldn't be this hard. Our ...You are right, it shouldn't be this hard. Our newspapers, protected by the lawyers they have on retainer, could break the story and spell out all in great detail. Still, read between the lines and the story is fairly clear.<br /><br />I read between the lines and I now grind my own hamburger. I haven't bought hamburger in more than a year.Rockinonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466451909515114927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-83562831190142897182011-05-09T12:32:17.324-04:002011-05-09T12:32:17.324-04:00it shouldn't be this hard to access informatio...it shouldn't be this hard to access information in canada!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-85951884621539800332011-04-19T16:15:52.731-04:002011-04-19T16:15:52.731-04:00Great post btw. I'm sure this pink slime issue...Great post btw. I'm sure this pink slime issue will have a few people questioning what type of ground beef they buy. <br /><br />I stopped buying seafood, specifically shrimp if it orginated in China after the US banned it in 2009. Seems malachite green was the offender. <br />Upon investigation, much of that cheap shrimp we see in CDN supermarkets is actually farmed raised in China, transhipped thru Indonesia, Thailand, and other South East Asian countries.<br /><br />Nice uh?tommy killingtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-62450036135127558162011-04-16T22:32:19.693-04:002011-04-16T22:32:19.693-04:00Question.
I heard that there are elevated levels o...Question.<br />I heard that there are elevated levels of ammonia in autistic people. Is there a link between ammonia in beef and rising levels of autism?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-45959050779633853142011-04-14T12:27:26.919-04:002011-04-14T12:27:26.919-04:00We need to know?We need to know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-21963762625835609152010-12-07T16:45:01.751-05:002010-12-07T16:45:01.751-05:00All the more reason to buy from a local butcher sh...All the more reason to buy from a local butcher shop (local beef) which are becoming sarce... Thanks for your blog, I've been enjoying them. Keep blogging, Karen from Bruce County...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-71786929544816559822010-11-29T00:53:34.280-05:002010-11-29T00:53:34.280-05:00http://fairwhistleblower.ca/content/whistleblower_...http://fairwhistleblower.ca/content/whistleblower_legends_daniel_ellsberg_frank_serpico<br />I watched this the other day the whistle blower who told about the amonia was on it so I looked it up today finding your site. I want to know what is in Canadian ground beef too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294002198733660724.post-46218019292120624922010-04-13T22:51:04.847-04:002010-04-13T22:51:04.847-04:00I also want to know, is there ammonia in canadian ...I also want to know, is there ammonia in canadian beef????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com