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26. Pink Slime always reminds me of

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Fri Feb 6, 2015, 01:25 PM

Feb 2015

Soylent Green!!

But seriously, I stopped eating meat unless it's elk of deer from one of my friends who hunt... but I shy away from that too because I can't get my mouth and stomach to enjoy or see any benefit anymore. Dairy products work just fine and don't require killing anything to get it. I avoid corporate food as much as possible and buy from small providers in my region. If someone invites me out to eat or is cooking and invites me over, I always ask what's on the menu.

Sad world we live in.

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Remember "pink slime"? The 2012 scandal about feeding us ammonia-treated scraps? [View all] woo me with science Feb 2015 OP

Makes you want to scream. marmar Feb 2015 #1

I looked this up purely out of curiosity. woo me with science Feb 2015 #12

I want to vomit. 840high Feb 2015 #63

^this^ Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #191

Which food group does ammonia belong to? world wide wally Feb 2015 #2

That will be in the "natural preservatives" listed on the label. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #5

Not sure, how is it listed on cheese? n/t dilby Feb 2015 #8

Not sure but I've been in a fight where I made someone eat some floor. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #24

Corporate Frankenfood group workinclasszero Feb 2015 #113

You should read what they are putting in the dog food and treats leftofcool Feb 2015 #3

I have been cooking food for my dogs for months now. phylny Feb 2015 #35

for dogfood, everything one can imagine that make it to the renderers cooker of 'meat & bonemeal' Sunlei Feb 2015 #48

We have, after our dog who was just one year old, began losing her fur. We though she had mange, sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #51

thank you.... BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2015 #120

We have cats also. Two of them, the older ones, had problems throwing up, and loose bowls, or sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #124

thanks!! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2015 #125

Lol, they can be very picky about their food. sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #186

Mr. Mickey is now 18 and has kidney disease� but he gets his baby food, too... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #192

Same thing happened with my cat. LeftyMom Feb 2015 #196

Bet they fight labeling it, too. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #4

Uh oh, the Woo Warriors of DU will be very upset! BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #98

someone here said that? BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2015 #121

Ayup BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #126

I would have a problem if there was a scientific proven danger to the product. dilby Feb 2015 #6

Amonnium hydroxide as an anti-bacterial agent. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #7

It's used in making cheese all the time. dilby Feb 2015 #9

Didn't like Brie exactly for that reason. Demit Feb 2015 #11

You should go to a cheese shop dilby Feb 2015 #15

I like it well enough. To be more specific, Demit Feb 2015 #17

Blue cheese has much higher levels of ammonia than brie dilby Feb 2015 #33

My father-in-law told a story from WWII... Demit Feb 2015 #69

Did they eat it? dilby Feb 2015 #85

Yes, as I recall. They knew they were being honored. Demit Feb 2015 #89

Mold, yeasts, and bacteria have been manipulated for centuries to produce wonderful food Drahthaardogs Feb 2015 #103

Best steak I ever had was aged, from a steakhouse in NYC Demit Feb 2015 #109

I mispelled it. It is Taleggio Drahthaardogs Feb 2015 #142

"Btw, I eat & love scrapple." BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #106

High heat so it gets crispy on the outside, mushy inside? Demit Feb 2015 #107

I hate to admit BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #108

Ketchup contains ammonia bhikkhu Feb 2015 #122

Then, ammonia should be listed on the catsup label, preferably in plain English. merrily Feb 2015 #131

"Ammonia" is a gas that dissipates. BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #138

Missing your point. Is it that no one should disclose that my food has been treated with ammonia? merrily Feb 2015 #140

You missed the point because BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #143

Um, you posted a reply to my Reply 131 to bhikkhu. So, I asked what point your reply merrily Feb 2015 #145

The point was "ketchup" BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #151

Dismissing claims of what pragmatism supposedly demands is not the same as dismissing pragmatism. merrily Feb 2015 #152

Am afaid it is. nt BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #158

Then you just don't get it. merrily Feb 2015 #159

I get it more than you think. nt BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #163

If you think your post 158 is a sensible reply to my post 152, you don't get it at all.nt merrily Feb 2015 #170

Since you have ignored what others have posted, have the last word as it will be a non sequitur. nt BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #172

Lot's of very old recipes call for hartshorn Major Nikon Feb 2015 #185

As a chemist by education BumRushDaShow Feb 2015 #137

I find this cheese shop to be delightful. brewens Feb 2015 #164

I suspect some people might not want to know where rennet and gelatin come from either Major Nikon Feb 2015 #38

I used to think that picture was of hot dog batter jmowreader Feb 2015 #92

I suspect it's more that vendors don't want them to know than it is consumers not wanting to know. merrily Feb 2015 #139

The vast majority of consumers don't bother reading the labels that are already in place Major Nikon Feb 2015 #146

I check every item on a food label. If I am unfamiliar with a term, I google it. merrily Feb 2015 #147

Which has very little to do with your previous assertion Major Nikon Feb 2015 #148

It had everything to do with replying to your assertion in Reply 146, as well as merrily Feb 2015 #150

This was your assertion: Major Nikon Feb 2015 #154

No, you are mischaracterizing one part of my reply 147 and omitting the other part entirely. merrily Feb 2015 #168

You stole my line! Major Nikon Feb 2015 #169

Interesting. I didn't purport to be restating your posts merrily Feb 2015 #171

Actually, I do believe it's the same as >> BlueJazz Feb 2015 #37

OT, but I had Newman's own version of Oreos for the first time this week. merrily Feb 2015 #141

I buy them at Publix super markets here in Fl. They're quite delicious. BlueJazz Feb 2015 #155

..... merrily Feb 2015 #157

Well companies should be able to hide ground pork in beef as well. denverbill Feb 2015 #16

Except they are not hiding pork, its beef, that is being added to beef and listed as beef. n/t dilby Feb 2015 #18

That sound you just heard... MynameisBlarney Feb 2015 #20

Mine as well Major Nikon Feb 2015 #41

It's beef only under the loosest definition of beef. It's dog food in my household. denverbill Feb 2015 #34

It's beef, it's not pork or fish or chicken. dilby Feb 2015 #36

Well I say screw the Jews and Muslims. Pork is perfectly safe to eat too. denverbill Feb 2015 #40

That makes zero sense. dilby Feb 2015 #45

Zero sense - the food processors will throw anything they can into the mess erronis Feb 2015 #72

My religion says no ammonium hydroxide. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #99

Cheese, onions, ketchup, peanut butter, potato chips...all sorts of things have ammonia bhikkhu Feb 2015 #123

So your religion is against your own body because it produces ammonium hydroxide? dilby Feb 2015 #193

My body produces poop too. That doesn't mean I want to eat it. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #194

Yes, and considered unfit for human consumption woo me with science Feb 2015 #60

Many of those devoped countries eat horse meat, you ready to join them? dilby Feb 2015 #67

Absurd attempt at comparison. woo me with science Feb 2015 #71

Going a little extreme to say treating with ammonia gas is the same as soaked in ammonia. n/t dilby Feb 2015 #75

Leaping to a quibble to avoid the dishonesty of your attempted comparison. woo me with science Feb 2015 #77

What about those of us who are allergic to pork? Pathwalker Feb 2015 #87

I hope you realize my post was just to make a point, not to actually suggest adding pork to beef. denverbill Feb 2015 #90

I think my point helps prove your pint. Pathwalker Feb 2015 #94

Fine MynameisBlarney Feb 2015 #19

Much ado about nothing, people ate it for years and didn't even know it. Nobody suffered. n/t A Simple Game Feb 2015 #29

People who are anti pink slime are just like anti-vaxxers to me. dilby Feb 2015 #31

Not to mention the picture isn't even "pink slime" Major Nikon Feb 2015 #44

Even if it was. dilby Feb 2015 #47

The whole thing is a first world argument Major Nikon Feb 2015 #70

This picture is! Yum! tabasco Feb 2015 #110

Have you ever seen primal cuts being butchered from an animal? Major Nikon Feb 2015 #111

I butcher animals every hunting season tabasco Feb 2015 #176

Then why the freak out over a bit of subcutaneous fat? Major Nikon Feb 2015 #179

This is how we butchered cows on the farm NickB79 Feb 2015 #177

So predictable. woo me with science Feb 2015 #49

Defensive, pro-corporate postings? Cali_Democrat Feb 2015 #55

Someday we will all really prefer soylent green to pink slime bbgrunt Feb 2015 #117

X 1000 ctsnowman Feb 2015 #174

They probably love sausages, bologna and other deli meats. A Simple Game Feb 2015 #54

What a ridiculous analogy. MynameisBlarney Feb 2015 #68

What is deceptive about finely textured beef? dilby Feb 2015 #74

mad cow & prion diseases in general are a reason to not used a mixture like pink slime.-- Sunlei Feb 2015 #53

Can you explain how mad cow and prion disease is more dangerous in pink slime than lets say dilby Feb 2015 #62

because pink slime is made from 'scraps' from thousands of animals, hopefully beef. Sunlei Feb 2015 #78

Ground beef is made from thousands of animals. dilby Feb 2015 #81

most american cheap ground beef comes from spent dairy cows. They don't have a enough meat for Sunlei Feb 2015 #83

It wouldn't surprise me druidity33 Feb 2015 #100

I can't see a reason why not a typical usa slaughterhouse wouldn't add as much weight as possible Sunlei Feb 2015 #181

Now that is a logical, scientifically based argument against finely textured beef NickB79 Feb 2015 #178

Zero cases of vCJD have been attributed to eating US beef Major Nikon Feb 2015 #182

I have no issue with you being able to buy slime. I want it labeled and priced appropriately for you TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #88

I agree, we really need scientific proof before we change our behaviours. truedelphi Feb 2015 #97

You should remember your point the next time you fish with worms. Make sure the bait is not wasted. xocet Feb 2015 #116

By any chance, do you know why they have to treat with ammonia? merrily Feb 2015 #130

They don't have to treat it with ammonia Major Nikon Feb 2015 #133

They are the parts of the animal most contaminated by feces. merrily Feb 2015 #135

Kinda like fruits and vegetables, no? Major Nikon Feb 2015 #144

You know that is not the same, right? merrily Feb 2015 #149

True. Produce is not typically treated with antimicrobial agents Major Nikon Feb 2015 #153

Mislabeling for decades is not my standard for what is good and right and as it should be. merrily Feb 2015 #156

Fortunately the standards are written by people who understand beef Major Nikon Feb 2015 #162

What's next? Brown slime made from ammonia-treated human shit? L0oniX Feb 2015 #10

They'll try to use that for fertilizer for the vegans..... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #25

but human shit is 100% natural BubbaFett Feb 2015 #28

Um no. Human feces is not ground beef, so you would still have quite a disclosure problem, merrily Feb 2015 #136

sarcasm BubbaFett Feb 2015 #167

Soylent Green. Secret Trade Deals. Who will be allowed to report the truth after TPP is signed? misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #76

Go veg melman Feb 2015 #13

I think I am going to start MynameisBlarney Feb 2015 #21

We have to let corporations control everything, it is in the Constitution somewhere. Rex Feb 2015 #14

http://www.yourfaceisa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/The-Stuff-video-poster.jpg blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #22

Anyone remember that old B Sci-Fi Flick "Green Slime" from their childhood? cascadiance Feb 2015 #95

They are just getting us ready project_bluebook Feb 2015 #23

Pink Slime always reminds me of 2naSalit Feb 2015 #26

There is a recent thread bashing PETA, for the meat lovers to post on. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #27

I don't think it ever went away. annabanana Feb 2015 #30

Imagine the private prisons libodem Feb 2015 #32

I take it you have never been to prison, ya get lots of beans and pasta, meat maybe ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #56

You are right libodem Feb 2015 #96

If Thom Tillis gets his way, it will get worse young_at_heart Feb 2015 #39

So what are the dangers and disadvantages Bradical79 Feb 2015 #42

This is what it really looks like Major Nikon Feb 2015 #50

The only danger I found was it has a higher chance for ecoli and salmonella. dilby Feb 2015 #59

thanks for staying calm and factual for the most part Kali Feb 2015 #105

I suspect the people who are making half-fast exaggerations have never seen an animal butchered Major Nikon Feb 2015 #129

This message was self-deleted by its author .99center Feb 2015 #175

But it was done for years and never an issue happened. dilby Feb 2015 #190

What I am tired of is that we elect people to Congress Pakid Feb 2015 #43

I no longer eat burger that I don't prepare. ColesCountyDem Feb 2015 #46

Grind your own meat at home, problem solved ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #52

Love the anti-science vibe here... bobclark86 Feb 2015 #57

See post 60. woo me with science Feb 2015 #65

Not everyone can 840high Feb 2015 #66

I knew there were a couple of good reasons I went vegan. byronius Feb 2015 #58

I consume my share of junk, but this article makes me glad to be vegetarian. Eeek! C Moon Feb 2015 #61

With the crap these profit-by-any-means corporations try to pass off as food bulloney Feb 2015 #64

The secret trade deals /Tpp etc, will only enhance this. misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #73

+10000000000000000000 woo me with science Feb 2015 #79

That was the point of this o/p... obnoxiousdrunk Feb 2015 #84

Yes it was the point. And an urgent point at that. misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #91

tustard! MisterP Feb 2015 #80

I Wish That I Was Surprised By This Liberal_Dog Feb 2015 #82

I wonder how many frozen convenience foods/pizzas contain this slime? Frustratedlady Feb 2015 #86

Also, try to forget that you have no idea if these products were kept frozen throughout shipment DebJ Feb 2015 #195

I also cook in batches and freeze. Great to grab and eat when you've had a long day. Frustratedlady Feb 2015 #197

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Ethics are a thing of the past. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #93

School lunches is where this crap has always been Ramses Feb 2015 #101

K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #102

There you go thinking about things again nationalize the fed Feb 2015 #104

Another good reason to be a vegetarian workinclasszero Feb 2015 #112

they wanna call it some absurd name PatrynXX Feb 2015 #114

that stuff looks disgusting Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #115

Gross AllyCat Feb 2015 #118

I had noticed that Grocery store beef prices had risen sharply quakerboy Feb 2015 #119

The other day, I cooked a 5-pound package of hamburger... CoffeeCat Feb 2015 #127

Yes. Demit Feb 2015 #160

Yup. woo me with science Feb 2015 #165

ORGANIC DeSwiss Feb 2015 #128

... Major Nikon Feb 2015 #166

It's discouraging that federal agencies that are supposed to protect consumers as well as business merrily Feb 2015 #132

Give thanks we don't eat any of that shite malaise Feb 2015 #134

I bought the cheap burger one time about a year ago. I was going to use it for taco meat and brewens Feb 2015 #161

I use Costco's burgers GP6971 Feb 2015 #180

If you make patties and nail it just right on the grill, that burger cooks up real juicy! brewens Feb 2015 #183

Boy, your post has given me an idea GP6971 Feb 2015 #184

Looks as though woome struck a nerve. merrily Feb 2015 #173

But Woo, ammonium hydroxide is safe Oilwellian Feb 2015 #187

Ammonium hydroxide is already naturally present in most foods Major Nikon Feb 2015 #189

Knr nt benz380 Feb 2015 #188