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“The money and political power of Wall Street has stolen America’s food system, bankrupted our farmers and ranchers, mined our soils, polluted our environment, wasted our precious water, and left us with expensive industrially produced food that makes us sick.” – Occupy Wall Street Food Day, December 2011 
- This Cattleman's Got A Beef
Photo: Sean Cayton - 2003People producing good food from happy animals, while improving the environment, shouldn’t have to fear the government.
Photo above featured in a 2003 article: This cattleman's got a beef, Mike Callicrate and Ranch Foods Direct take on the big meat packersby Kathryn Eastburn
Tag Archives: advanced meat recovery
Pink Slime: Dark Side of Industrial Food System Exposed
by Mike Callicrate “Changes will not simply happen…Changes will occur when consumers realize what they’ve been eating, get angry, and demand something different…It remains our responsibility, with every vote and every dollar spent on food, to start making it right.” … Continue reading
Posted in General Advocacy, Pink Slime
Tagged advanced meat recovery, Beef Products Inc., Bill Janklow, BPI, Carghill, Cargill, ConAgra, Eldon Roth, Eric Schlosser, fast food nation, food Inc., Gary Taubes, IBP, Jack in the box, Lean Finely Textured Beef, LFTB, NH3, Obama, Robert Peterson, Slaughterhouse Blues, Temple Grandin
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70 Percent of Ground Beef at Supermarkets Contains ‘Pink Slime’
Gerald Zirnstein grinds his own hamburger these days. Why? Because this former United States Department of Agriculture scientist and, now, whistleblower, knows that 70 percent of the ground beef we buy at the supermarket contains something he calls “pink slime.” … Continue reading
Posted in General Advocacy, Pink Slime
Tagged advanced meat reclamation, advanced meat recovery, amr, meat glue, pink slime
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McDonald’s Angus, Mushroom & Swiss Burger – Delivering way more than meat
From foodfacts.com – What’s really in your food! INGREDIENTS: Beef Patty Angus ( Beef, Grill Seasoning [ Salt, Pepper(s) Black], Seasoning [ Salt, Sugar, Dextrose, Onion(s) Powder, Maltodextrin, Flavor(s) Natural Butter, Yeast Extract Autolyzed, Spice(s), Garlic Powder, Vegetable(s) Protein { … Continue reading
Saying food is safer doesn’t make it so
Basically, the only step taken after the tragic Jack in the Box incident was the attempt by USDA to educate the public about safer meat handling and safe cooking temperatures. Fast food restaurants, along with many consumers, were told to … Continue reading
