Comments on: Hamburger Helper? Slime, Ammonia and Cow Shit

By: Moriah Cohen

Moriah Cohen — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:36:12 +0000

Hi Jack -
sorry for the delay; we contacted Whole Foods about their ground beef, here’s their reply:

Hi Charles,

Thank you for contacting Whole Foods Market with your question. We grind fresh ground beef in our stores daily. No fillers are added to any of the ground beef sold in our stores.

Best regards,

Rachael

Rachael Gruver | Global Customer Information Specialist | Whole Foods Market | 550 Bowie Street | Austin, Texas 78703

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:01:06 +0000

Whole Foods Market has ground grass-fed beef, as well as ground buffalo meat. The butcher there flatly denies that there is any “ammonia” in ANY of their meat – but I don’t think this guy knows what I’m talking about when I ask him about BPI filler …

I love a good burger, and would appreciate any reliable advice about where and what to buy, in terms of safe, clean meat …

Thanks – you guys Rock …

By: Charles Margulis

Charles Margulis — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:39:23 +0000

I would think it highly unlikely that buffalo meat producers are using BPI’s filler, but your best bet might be to ask your supplier. Let us know what you hear back!

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:23:42 +0000

Is ground buffalo meat free of BPI filler?
Thanks

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:55:44 +0000

I am not at all shocked at this article.
I am truly disgusted with the way these major corporations are processing food in this country. Im even more disgusted that the mainstream media does not shove this down our throats like they do Tiger Woods affairs. Americans need to wake up, cows are not suppose to eat corn, all the hormones and chemicals they pump into cows, chickens etc are, in my belief the cause of the illnesses we have now-a-days. i have transitioned off of supermarket meat and have found a local farmer who does not raise livestock like the major corporations, grass fed beef, free range chickens and such. I have also eliminated using prepackaged meals (hamburger helper and the like) from my home, basically I’ve taken it back to old school, from scratch my Nanna would say. I just can not find the courage to eat something that has more ingredients than I can pronounce. Food Inc is a very good movie and I encourage everyone to see it. As for fast food, its out of the question for me anymore, I’d rather starve.

By: Meghan McIntosh

Meghan McIntosh — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:05:31 +0000

Great article. I do have to say….red meat is linked to colon cancer….I wonder if there is a correlation?

Makes me glad my kids and I never eat processed red meat if we eat red meat at all – which is rare.

Thanks for the info Sarah

By: Charles Margulis

Charles Margulis — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:54:29 +0000

Heather, thanks for the comment. You can ask at Kroger if their supplier uses the BPI filler. Sadly they are not obliged to label the product, but the supplier may tell the store, so it’s worth a try. Good luck!

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:08:15 +0000

Good grief. Shocked. I know a lot about our food – but this is something I just found out after watching Food Inc. Had to look into it a little more and found this article. Good heavens above. Seriously? Horrible. What about meat we get at the grocery store?? That’s the one thing I’m confused on. We are transitioning over to grassfed meats – but I’m still using up the meat in my freezer (about 8 lbs of hamburger meat from Kroger left) – can’t financially afford to throw it out – but not sure if I can eat it if it has this in it. How do I find out??

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By: Moriah Cohen

Moriah Cohen — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:05:58 +0000

We appreciate comments, but it’s nice if folks can stick to the subject. Our post is not “anti-ammonia”; we’re sure the substance has many fine uses (floor cleaning, fertilizer, and bomb-making, to name just three). To review: we object to a company dowsing our food with ammonia, without labeling, in a process that years of testing shows does not eliminate bacteria (as it claims to), for the purpose of feeding us cheap, shit-filled hamburgers. Those who wish to defend the company and its dubious practices are welcome to continue eating at McD’s. The rest of us will continue to assert our right to know what’s in our food.