tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post2996942554478643830..comments2024-01-05T18:41:05.291-06:00Comments on Buzzard's Beat: Hyvee, Pink Slime (LFTB) and StupidityBrandi Buzzard Frobosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335067831358688328noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-87163471762167399172014-01-27T10:34:41.357-06:002014-01-27T10:34:41.357-06:00They aren't 'dumping' anything in your...They aren't 'dumping' anything in your meat. LFTB is 100% REAL BEEF. Brandi Buzzard Frobosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335067831358688328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-25621027856720151592013-10-15T22:31:01.225-05:002013-10-15T22:31:01.225-05:00Are you actually defending selling what was animal...Are you actually defending selling what was animal feed to humans and pretending it is good for you? I suppose you like GMO, chemical, processed foods all around since they are cheap? <br /><br />I don't care what they sell as long as they inform me what is in it and I have a choice. I refuse to eat the processed garbage they call food in the center isles of the stores, and the outer ring of the stores has become more and more dangerous place to shop. I for one was glad that they bothered to break this story so that I could make an informed decision. Now since they refuse to label these products I refuse to buy any ground beef products. Once they see fit to label and I feel like I can trust them then and only then will I be back to buy the products. I am trending more and more to finding my local farmers and buying direct. These large corporations are not interested in the health of their consumers, on the immediate profits they can reap.<br /><br />Sorry to hear that there are people actually defending scumbag corporations pimping animal feeds as "healthy and nutritious and there are people actually defending them... Go figure! It would be something completely different if they came clean in the first place and told us, but we have to find out about this after they have been dumping this stuff in our meat for the last 10 years... Not cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-9694306790356290812012-04-16T23:18:43.436-05:002012-04-16T23:18:43.436-05:00Please see Chef Dan's article on LFTB: http:/...Please see Chef Dan's article on LFTB: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2012/04/pink-slime-defenders.php?page=5unix rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03332496176805163878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-82565224550155628952012-04-10T09:20:48.977-05:002012-04-10T09:20:48.977-05:00Thanks so much for your insight and those facts, W...Thanks so much for your insight and those facts, Web!Brandi Buzzard Frobosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335067831358688328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-12275270677275249702012-04-10T09:02:57.154-05:002012-04-10T09:02:57.154-05:00Elizabeth, they will not and cannot add fillers to...Elizabeth, they will not and cannot add fillers to ground beef to replace LFTB because ground beef is a single ingredient product (can only contain beef). However, there very well may be an increase in items like seasoned beef (think what places such as Taco Bell sell) which are not required, and as their name implies, to be 100% beef.<br /><br />There will absolutely be an impact on other industries and already has been. It will be interesting to see how it rebounds, but because of the drop in beef trim prices, pork trim has also plummeted. Companies used to use pork in processed meats in greater quantities than beef due to price. However, I imagine you will actually see higher %ages of beef, at least in the interim as our industry fluctuates and determines how to cope. I don't have any first hand knowledge of the poultry industry and prices, but I imagine there is a similar thing happening... though trim is historically already lower than pork and beef.<br /><br />Anonymous you say "Sinew, cartilage, tissue- what used to be considered dog food" ... meat is tissue - very nutritious, wholesome tissue. (I will ignore the fact that sinew and cartilage are virtually synonymous). Trim will always contain both meat, fat, and connective tissue (CT).. in fact every single muscle fiber is surrounded by CT, if we'd like to be technical. But, I don't really understand the uproar that there is cartilage in trim. There are plenty of high connective tissue cuts that we eat (and cut around the CT) on a regular basis. Arm roasts, many cuts from the round, brisket (pretty much anything you typically marinate and/or cook slowly).<br /><br />The notion that Ammonium Hydroxide needs to be labeled with beef, but not in any other food product is not only asinine, but is setting a dangerous precedent for the future (not just in the meat industry). It has been tested and considered safe for use as a processing aid - for meat, baked goods, cheese, and a host of other products. But, I didn't see it labeled on the that last loaf of bread I bought. But with my travel schedule, I am sure glad they are able to extend it's shelf life so I can have a sandwich when I get home and not a moldy bag of bread.. We have a responsibility, first to the US and 2nd to the world, to produce the safest food we possibly can. With consumer demands for convenient, safe food with a long shelf life, we are doing our best to provide you our best. We are good at it and constantly getting better. Every single day.<br /><br />That being said, keep supporting your local butcher, if that's your choosing. I will always be a proponent of maintaining small meat plants and supporting local economies. However, small butchers and large meat plants don't need to be mutually exclusive; there is absolutely a benefit for diversity throughout the food supply.Webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029640960401340216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-46263614156568647352012-04-10T08:58:58.158-05:002012-04-10T08:58:58.158-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029640960401340216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-9199630590074210082012-04-09T21:43:07.528-05:002012-04-09T21:43:07.528-05:00Anonymous - it's not a by-product. It is 100% ...Anonymous - it's not a by-product. It is 100% beef and 95% lean. The label says, 'ground beef' - which is exactly what it is. This process was developed over 30 years ago, so I don't really know where you got the 15 years fact. It's not a filler, but I can guarantee you that there will be fillers now that aren't meat - soy, wheat etc. That will lead to labeling which will say that the product is no longer 100% beef, which will cause self imposed backlash from consumers. <br /><br />Joanne - the difference between Wal-Mart and Hyvee is that Hyvee retracted based on actual feedback from consumers. Wal-Mart just assumed<br /><br />Elizabeth - would love info on the chicken nugget thing. Have had people ask me about that, too.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymous - I absolutely despise anonymous commenting, btw. I don't moderate comments because it's a free world but coming onto a blog and bashing a product while providing no facts whatsoever is pretty ignorant and cowardly.Brandi Buzzard Frobosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335067831358688328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-80046958109705093672012-04-09T19:38:20.498-05:002012-04-09T19:38:20.498-05:00http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/opinion/kristof-...http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/opinion/kristof-arsenic-in-our-chicken.html?_r=3&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1333649025-xA+4rs3COh48VagTbX69UQ<br /><br />Called it! here is an article going around about arsenic in our chicken!Mrs. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615275504960721261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-24499504131197417922012-04-02T17:11:35.502-05:002012-04-02T17:11:35.502-05:00To the person who wishes to remain anonymous, it i...To the person who wishes to remain anonymous, it is NOT illegal to buy LFTB. Check the factsAmandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-13612703935615607082012-04-01T16:48:02.762-05:002012-04-01T16:48:02.762-05:00LFTB- lean fine textured beef product which includ...LFTB- lean fine textured beef product which includes everything that was left over from the cattle after all the normal processing. Sinew, cartilage, tissue- what used to be considered dog food is now acceptable for human consumption because someone discovered that you can kill all the bacteria, that was left in the dog food, by spraying it with ammonia gas. This product has never been labeled as a by product and to call it anything other than a by product is false advertising and misleading. <br /> I don't mind a choice at all- if Hy-Vee wants to sell both varieties because they have customers that work for BPI, kudos for them. As for me, I want a higher quality standard for myself and my family so I'll shop at the local meat market like I always have. I know what goes into his ground beef. <br /> As for health considerations, the public has only been eating this stuff for 15 years which is not long enough to see any side effects. We have no clue what LFTB can do to the human body,if it does anything,. <br /> It's a cheap way to make ground beef go farther, its a filler so if you decide to consume the product- go right ahead. Try to buy a brick of it for your own consumption. You can't because it is illegal to sell it directly to the public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-67850155906250631892012-03-30T21:46:16.203-05:002012-03-30T21:46:16.203-05:00How crazy is it that one reporter can make such a ...How crazy is it that one reporter can make such a media hype about something we have been safely consuming for years? <br /><br />Thank you for the fantastic post and I will be contacting Wal-Mart and telling them that I want my LFTB!<br /><br />Hannah<br />www.theambitiouscattlegirl.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389676687837120420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-88026355390037531692012-03-30T10:33:25.221-05:002012-03-30T10:33:25.221-05:00That's one of the problems we have in our mode...That's one of the problems we have in our modern society. Everything's so consolidated from processing to retail sales that if you get a few big purchasers spooked over something, they can shut a company down just by not buying that company's product.<br /><br />Ironically, that's one of the negatives that many people talk about with Walmart. They're so big that they can come in, undercut the smaller existing businesses to the point that those businesses close, then Walmart is the only game in town and they can tell their suppliers what to make and how to make it. Standard competative business model.<br /><br />I think Walmart, Kroger and Safeway are the 3 biggest grocery/retail chains in the USA. If you're a big processor like BPI, you have to have a big buyer to handle the volume you're producing. You're dependent on a small handful of buyers and if they stop buying you're sunk.<br /><br />So what we have is the media spooks the public. The public spooks those big retailers and they dump BPI.<br /><br />And as far as choice goes, why do you think those big retailers decided to pull product carrying LFTB in the first place? It was because they anticipated that the public would refuse to buy it. They were anticipating a shift in their market and were trying to get ahead of it. In other words, their they figured their customers had already told them what to do. Just as HyVee did by pulling and then restocking the product.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-44045814845806857932012-03-30T09:58:08.161-05:002012-03-30T09:58:08.161-05:00I think I already read some hype a while back abou...I think I already read some hype a while back about the chicken nugget thing? But I don't remember exactly what it was. Thanks for all the good links Brandi, I didn't know that about Walmart, Target, Kroger, etc. I can't afford right now to shop at HyVee for everything but I'm defiantly going to start buying any meat I need from there and not the other places.J.Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08279391530302988346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878500961472457677.post-64848073212987735232012-03-30T09:14:03.623-05:002012-03-30T09:14:03.623-05:00At least LFTB was a beef product. Who knows what k...At least LFTB was a beef product. Who knows what kind of filler they will use now to reduce the cost of ground beef. Do you think that is a possibility? <br />I am also wondering how this will affect other livestock industry - like poultry and pork. Will we be reading articles in the near future about the terrible truth of chicken nuggets? Just a couple of thoughts....Mrs. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615275504960721261noreply@blogger.com