'Meat glue' is safe and natural, American Meat Institute says

Los Angeles Times / LATimes.com ^ | May 10, 2012, 2:05 p.m. | By Tiffany Hsu

[thecodont]

You know those little boneless ribeye steaks at Trader Joe's? They're cheap and good. I hope they aren't "glued together" meat.

[gorush]

It’s as safe as genetically modified wheat.

[BigEdLB]

LePage’s Mucilage? Rubber top with a slit?

[Aqua225]

I wouldn’t worry about it, even if they were :)

I fear not natural products bent to man’s needs!

[elkfersupper]

I frequently “glue” my meat dishes together with flour and eggs. Same thing.

[muir_redwoods]

I never thought I’d hear a compelling argument for vegetarianism but between pink slime and meat glue, not to mention tuna scrape, pass the broccoli.

[GeronL]

Seeing the term “meat glue” in a headline always makes me stop and ponder. Wa... WHAT?

[SierraWasp]

Holy Moley! I just got to where I didn’t puke everytime I heard about “Pink Slime!”

[unkus]

I never thought I’d hear a compelling argument for vegetarianism but between pink slime and meat glue, not to mention tuna scrape, pass the broccoli.

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Same here.

[kingu]

And this is why we need to disband the USDA, and disband the FDA, and disband all the other myriad of 'authorities' that comes from Mommy Government.

It is only because of the USDA that these are even commonly used. It is only because the USDA declared that they are fit for human consumption rather than just as a method of making pet food that it is ubiquitous in our food supply. And further, it is because of the USDA that these things are hidden from the public and consumer, making regulations so that if it's a certain percentage, you just don't have to tell anyone that it is in there.

The cries from an industry that was exposed and shocked at the consumer response indicates they should have gone far beyond 'USDA' requirements in letting the consumer know what they were buying.

The whines of the liars are loudest when exposed. Poor babies.

[Rio]

Well as long as it’s present in imitation crab (krab?), then it must be OK.

[Doe Eyes]

And this is why we need to disband the USDA

Do you think the food industry will voluntarily tell the public the truth about food content?

[Michael Barnes]

blah..blah...blah....

Wait until the supermarket shelves are empty; many people (a lot here) will eat damn near anything.

[SengirV]

I never thought I’d hear a compelling argument for vegetarianism but between pink slime and meat glue, not to mention tuna scrape, pass the broccoli.

Ditto. I've really cut back on ordering meat in restaurants anymore. If I didn't pick it out myself from the butcher(or what passes for a butcher these days), then I think twice or even three times before ordering now-a-days.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The butcher’s answer to oriented strand board...

[Netizen]

Yeah, when, I ask what’s for dinner, I don’t want to hear ‘meat glue and pink slime’.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Loaves of pressed meat are a pretty common thing in processed food. Like Jennie-O turkey meat loaf. I’d never heard of making convincing imitations of actual steak, etc.

[the invisib1e hand]

what an appetizing concept.

[unkus]

It’s gross. Organic is best.

[Kickass Conservative]

I once told a Vegan that if he got hungry enough he would eat anything, including a Cockroach. He was highly offended.

People with full Stomachs are easily offended and appear to be very civilized.

People with empty Stomachs are too hungry to be offended and will do anything to survive, even if it's uncivilized.