Posted
7/03/2008 05:08:00 PM
by Douglas
I've had this discussion with just about everyone that will listen to me in the last few weeks: Is the tube beef at the grocery store any better/worse than the foam packed/cellophane wrapped beef? I contend it's the same shit, but turns out, it's actually
safer.The Kroger Co. expanded its voluntary recall of some ground beef products beyond stores in Michigan and parts of Ohio to its stores in more than 20 states including Texas.
Big shock. Get used to more of this. As time on the dis-assembly line decreases, mistakes are going to increase, thus increasing the chance you get poo in your burger. Thus contaminating a half a million pounds of meat. So what can you do? Is tube-meat better or worse. Here's a data point:
In some stores, the recall includes products in Styrofoam tray packages wrapped in clear cellophane or purchased from an in-store service counter. It does not include ground beef sold in sealed tubes in one, three or five-pound packages and frozen ground beef patties sold in the frozen food section of its stores.
Tube meat, scores again!