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Article #9422Re: Beef Packaging Technique May Mislead Consumers
From: Shawn Hirn
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:04
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:04
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In article <4YVXg.5840$%l1.3934@newsfe07.lga>, john <@global.net> wrote: > Non scrivetemi wrote: > > Oct 12, 2006 8:00 pm US/Mountain > > Beef Packaging Technique May Mislead Consumers > > > > Rick Sallinger > > Reporting > > > > (CBS4) DENVER Consumer advocates are warning buyers of meat about a > > packaging process that keeps the foods looking red and fresh past the time > > the beef spoils. > > > snip > We bough some "steaks" from Wal Mart shortly after they started this > stuff. We didn't see any label about having preservatives until we got > it home. It was on the bottom of the package where you don't usually > expect it. It didn't say anything about having carbon monoxide in the > packaging. That same evening we ran across an item about them extending > the shelf life of beef with it and preservatives. > We ate it anyway the next day or so or rather took a bite of it. > It was horrible, unlike any beef we have ever chosen to eat before and > obviously not fresh. It looked like it was packaged the same day though. > There was no expiration date. > My daughter bought a roast a while back from them it was horrible. You get what you pay for. Shopping for fresh meat and produce at Wal-Mart and expecting it to taste good seems foolish to me.
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