Is 'Tuna Scrape' the Next Pink Slime?

http://www.newser.com/story/144185/is-tuna-scrape-the-next-pink-slime.html ^ | Apr 22, 2012 | Mark Russell

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(Newser) – First came "pink slime," the processed beef too dubious even for McDonald's. Now "tuna scrape" might be poised to become the seafood equivalent. With a recent salmonella outbreak being linked to tuna scrape—ground backmeat scraped from the bones of the fish—people are asking whether this fish product is fit for human consumption, reports NPR. Raw meat, after all, is generally riskier than cooked, and ground products are at greater risk for contamination.

"I don't think enough research has been done on these products," one food safety expert says. But others say the comparison is unfair. While tuna scrape comes from the leftovers bones of fish, much the way pink slime comes from meat left over on a cow's carcass, the similarities end there, says Food Safety News.

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Does your sushi purveyor sell "spicy tuna scraped from fish backbone roll?" Euwwwwwwwww. ;(

[LukeL]

My rule: If you cannot tell what it is without gas chromatography, don’t eat it

[dfwgator]

“Mom, the tuna doesn’t taste as good as it used to.”

[LukeL]

don’t talk with your mouth full honey.

[Lazlo in PA]

My mom used to make something called Tuna Scrape back in the day. I was great. It smelled like rotting meat and looked even worse.

Ah, the good old days...

[Domangart]

One large can of tuna. Squeeze it dry.
One bottle of chopped Hines dills. Drain a little.
Three heaping spoons of best foods mayo.
Stir till all mixed then chill.

[shibumi]

The Wife says that looks like something The Usurper would eat - Canned Dog.

[shibumi]

Your source says “Canned Thing.”

I think I agree.

[Vendome]

Uhhhh...

Stoopit ...

[Carriage Hill]

Reminds me of the infamous “Hot Tuna Casserole w/ peas” we had in 1950s Jr High School cafeteria, on Fridays. Between that, Mac&Cheese Casserole, Salisbury Steak, Fish Sticks and Rubber Cheeseburgers during the other weekday lunches, no one ever died from it. I think. Mom packed my lunches after she found out the menus.

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LOL...little did we know that you were from Chernobyl.

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**"When in doubt," the FDA says, "don't eat it."**

Pre-scrape tuna. Looks OK to me.

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That's why it's called ....

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[AnTiw1]

Worked as a guard in a penitentiary while I was in school, on Fridays the private contractor who supplied meals brought in something she called salmon casserole, the inmates swore was made from cat food. Judging by the smell, I think they were right to be suspicious.

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[fordD89]

Easy solution, just stop eating that crap after all, and you are fine.

If I ever eat meat or fish, I just go to the freaking farmer and buy it directly from him, he can tell me where it came from and I know what I get. Not the most practical solution for everybody, but it works for me.

[Daffynition]

Did you meet him *in the Big House*?

Antonino Accardo

Alias(es) "Joe Batters" or "Big Tuna"

[Daffynition]

Or grow, catch, raise your own meat supply.

Things like fuel, maintenance, taxes, license fees are making this more expensive and less cost-effective, year-to-year...even if you are trying to *protect* your food source for purity.

[donna]

Fish sticks! Mom never had those at home. Yum!