MRC VP Dan Gainor on FNC: Activist Term ‘Pink Slime’ Smears American Company
ABC’s attacks on USDA-approved beef have already put American jobs in jeopardy, and Dan Gainor, the Media Research Center’s VP of Business and Culture, appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Happening Now” on March 28 to discuss the sliming of Beef Products Inc. by the news media.
Jon Scott asked Gainor how the term “pink slime” came to be used by the media. “This is an activist driven name. Somebody who didn’t like the product, didn’t like the process, who used to work for the USDA came up with it 10 years ago,” Gainor said.
Gainor pointed out how popular the pejorative term has become on ABC, which has led the charge against the beef product, saying, “It’s been popularized by the media. Just ABC alone use the term ‘pink slime’ 52 times …” He called it “wildly unfair,” and said any company would be hard pressed to “survive that kind of network assault.”
True. The “award winning” company has already had to furlough more than 600 people thanks to network attacks.
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Are you crazy? I wouldn't feed my kids that crap...
Submitted by teg on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 3:50pm.
As far as I'm concerned the whole freak'n company can go bankrupt! I'm not going to feed my kids that crap, period. Too bad, MRC. No tears here! Good for ABC!
"Yes, please serve my child an ammonia treated meat by-product burger, please..."
Yuk! My God, what have we come to as conservatives? Supporting this? Are you kidding?
People should be objective,
Submitted by redfish on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 4:15pm.
People should be objective, that's all.
Meat by-products are not necessarily as healthy as the protein-rich parts of the meat, but people have been eating it for centuries. The only thing new is that its now made with the use of a machine by a corporation. There's a name for it -- offal -- and its been used in sausages, pâtés, and so on. You can still get un-minced offal at a butcher's market.
The only thing different in this case, and why they need ammonia treatment, is they're taking offal that would normally have high concentrations of bacteria. As for ammonia, ammonia is naturally occurring in the human body as a product of metabolism. High ammonia levels can be toxic, but it exists in the body all the time.
I think this should all be on the product labeling, including the % of the meat that's produced this way. By law you can't put more than 15% in and call it ground beef. But as for the nutrition information, its already on the product labeling, and people can compare ground beef they get in the stores to see if they're eating relatively good quality ground beef or not. People just need to get educated and make their own choices.
We need education, not scaremongering.
I can't believe we are even talking about this...
Submitted by teg on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 4:34pm.
We just all got bent out of shape over the government worker forcing a school girl to eat synthesized chicken nuggets and now we are talking about eating "ammonia-treat meat by-product" like its OK?
"Oh sure, it's USDA approved!"
Yeah, you tell me one momment the government should butt out but, in the same breath tell me this is OK?
You are out of your skull, redfishy!
*NOTE: I would like to know how much that company and it's management donated to get this story placed here? Has MRC sold out? This looks "fishy"...
When did I get bent out of
Submitted by redfish on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 4:37pm.
When did I get bent out of shape over anything?
Anyway, if I think better labeling is necessary I don't think the government should butt out.
Good! Pink-Slime is Out Of Business...
Submitted by teg on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:46pm.
Then we agree, horrible products like pink-slime should be off the market by CONSUMER choice. I refuse to buy it, feed it to my children, support its use for others and that's the end of it! Company goes out of business because it was serving worse than "lips and @ssholes" and got caught.
There was a commercial not to long ago with Uncle Sam all smiling and the narrator was going on about what he allowed in hot dogs and he was just uh smiling. Then the narrator said, "but we answer to a higher power..."
Funny is that he commercial ended 9/10th of the bad practices in the hot dog industry. People start reading the labels.
I am now read labels, asking question!
I again ask how much money did MRC take from this company to write that this gross, nasty crap is good for us?
~The point isn't about the meat
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:56pm.
The point is the media flexing their muscles and driving companies out of business. It's all well and good till they target you.
Bingo,
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:59pm.
Kinda like black Panthers intimidating witnesses.
I'd rather buy quality meat,
Submitted by redfish on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 9:21pm.
I'd rather buy quality meat, yea, and so would a lot of people, and people deserve the tools to be able to do that. But the stuff compared to what humans have eaten isn't that gross and it isn't going to kill you. People need to make objective decisions and not based on the idea that its "icky".
What about products loaded up with Chlorine AKA Bleach?
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 12:45am.
Would you let your kids near those? Yes. Yes you do. It is called tap water.
You sir are just as guilty of scare mongering as the MSM and you should be ashamed of your posts here. You are viciously posting without knowing a single damn thing about the subject you comment on. You are trying to kill a product, and a chemical that is known to be safe on the basis of MSM smears. SHAME ON YOU.
Let's get an article that came out long before this latest MSM smear and scare campaign.
Q: What is ammonium hydroxide?.
A: Ammonium hydroxide is ammonia combined with water. Ammonia (NH3) is a compound consisting of nitrogen and hydrogen. Both ammonia and ammonium hydroxide are very common compounds, found naturally in the environment (in air, water, and soil) and in all plants and animals, including humans. Ammonia is a source of nitrogen, an essential element for plants and animals. Ammonia is also produced by the human body – by our organs and tissues and by beneficial bacteria living in our intestines..
Ammonia plays an important role in protein synthesis in the human body. In brief summary, all living things need proteins, which are comprised of some 20 different amino acids. While plants and microorganisms can synthesize most amino acids from the nitrogen in the atmosphere, animals cannot. For humans, some amino acids cannot be synthesized at all and must be consumed as intact amino acids. Other amino acids, however, can be synthesized by microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract with the help of ammonia ions. Thus, ammonia is a key player in the nitrogen cycle and in protein synthesis. Ammonia also helps maintain the body’s pH balance. .
Q: How is it used in food processing?.
A: Ammonium hydroxide and other ammonia-containing compounds are used extensively in food processing. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations affirm ammonium hydroxide as safe (“generally recognized as safe” or GRAS) for use as a leavening agent, a pH control agent, and a surface-finishing agent in food with no limitation other than current good manufacturing practice. 21 C.F.R. § 184.1139. See also National Academy of Sciences, Food Chemicals Codex, 5th Ed. (2004), p. 24. .
Q: In what foods is ammonium hydroxide used in processing?.
A: The list of foods in which ammonium hydroxide is used as a direct food additive is extensive and includes baked goods, cheeses, chocolates, other confectionery (e.g., caramel), and puddings. Ammonium hydroxide is also used as an antimicrobial agent in meat products. .
Ammonia in other forms (e.g., ammonium sulfate, ammonium alginate) is used in condiments, relishes, soy protein concentrates/isolates, snack foods, jams and jellies, and non-alcoholic beverages.
The World Health Organization has listed hundreds of food types that may be processed using ammonium hydroxide when used in accordance with good manufacturing practices. These include dairy products, confections, fruits and vegetables, baked goods, breakfast cereals, eggs, fish, beverages such as sports drinks and beer, and meats.
There are 4 atoms that are in abundance on this planet. Nitrogen. Hydrogen. Oxygen. Carbon. All life on earth depends heavily on them. And they are found everywhere combining up in Molecules. This chemical has been found to be safe for 40 years.
And look where else it is found. Outside of your body of course. From above --- dairy products, confections, fruits and vegetables, baked goods, breakfast cereals, eggs, fish, beverages such as sports drinks and beer, and meats. condiments, relishes, soy protein concentrates/isolates, snack foods, jams and jellies, and non-alcoholic beverages baked goods, cheeses, chocolates, other confectionery (e.g., caramel), and puddings.
You don't want your kids ingesting this chemical. Just stop feeding them. It is the only answer.
Smoking meat for
Submitted by redfish on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 12:53am.
Smoking meat for preservation, which has also been done for a long time, can be more dangerous than the trace amount of ammonia used here, since the creosote -- which preserves the the meat by coating it in an acid tar that kills the bacteria -- can also be a carcinogen. (depending on the fuel source you're using for the smoking process; wood is the safest to use.)
People just don't know much about the history of food preparation or what goes on in the process.
If there's something bad about Reese's...
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 1:07am.
I don't want to know.
Jer
Chocolate and peanut butter
Submitted by redfish on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 1:10am.
Chocolate and peanut butter just taste awful together.
Admins...
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 1:37am.
Please show Mr. redfish the door.
Jer
Don't sweat it.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 1:18am.
If Reeses don't have enough ammonia, you can make your own.
Chocolate Ammonia Cookies
2 Cups Granulated Suagr
1 1/2 Cups Butter
3 Cups Flour (all purpose)
4 squares Chocolate, melted & cooled
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 tsp. Baking Ammonia (Ammonia Carbonate)
Cream sugar and butter together. Add cooled chocolate and vanilla. Mix together flour, baking ammonia, and mix into the creamed mixture. Chill. Roll into balls, flatten a little. Bake 350 degrees for 25 min. Dust with powdered sugar.
http://www.cookscakeandcandy.com/Recipes_Card.asp?ID=104
Don't forget that ammonia
Submitted by redfish on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 1:26am.
Don't forget that ammonia chloride (sal ammoniac) was also commonly used in bakery items, and still is used to make salty licorice in Finland. It was also used for medicinal purposes.
Chocolate + ammonia = check.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 1:34am.
Peanut Butter + ammonia = check
• Ammonia is present in foods. Ammonia in peanut butter (489 ppm), American cheese (813 ppm), and domestic blue cheese (1,376 ppm). The typical ammonia aroma of Brie and Camembert cheeses indicates higher levels of ammonia.
• Meat that has been pH enhanced with ammonium hydroxide is a natural addition to the wide range of consumer food products that include ammonia in their processing. Of all the foods that contain ammonium hydroxide, these meats have levels lower than other foods including the before mentioned American cheese, domestic blue cheese, peanut butter and gourmet brie and camembert cheeses.
Chocolate + Peanut Butter = Double the ammonia goodness = check.
I will do ya one better
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:47pm.
I bet in some unintentional way, USDA is responsible,
Was in a meeting today with educators/buisness people, one group
Submitted by Tidy Bowl Man on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 5:41pm.
One group was from Garden City Kansas. The Tech College Rep said that the packing plant had been a partner in helping to hire and educate people for their industry. The meat packing plant was one of the 4 plants that produce the so called "pink slime". 600 jobs that that these towns cant afford to loose, just got shut down. We don't know how long the shutdown it for but it is due to this anti beef bad press campaign. The truth is we have been consuming the "pink slime" for years.....think frozen burgers for grilling, If you would like to find the true beef on this please go to beefisbeef.com .
Lucky us
Submitted by peteydee on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:07pm.
My mom was wise enough never to buy packaged hamburger.She always had them grind a certain cut for her and better yet ,we bought a half steer from my uncles farm.
I wouldn't feed that "slime" to my dog.
Anyway I thought the original "pink slime"term was related to the members of "code pink".
Don't eat haggis, menudo,
Submitted by redfish on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 12:59am.
Don't eat haggis, menudo, chitterlings, ciorba de burta (Romanian tripe soup), toltatt malac gyomor (Hungarian stuffed pig's stomach) or andouilette sausage. All composed of junk, put into the "pink slime", that is supposedly unfit for human consumption that has been eaten for centuries. Chitterlings, like the mince in the pink slime, has a risk of containing deadly bacteria like E. coli so has been traditionally treated with baking soda. Haggis, Hungarian pig stomach dishes,etc. go back a long time in history and are also potentially dangerous if made the traditional way. Modern haggis is put in a synthetic casing rather than the stomach though.
I bet Scots, Mexicans, Southerners, Romanians, Hungarians, and French are unhappy about their cultural dishes being called "dog food" that is "unfit for human consumption" by smart people like Jamie Oliver.
You used to.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 12:47am.
Beef Products Inc. uses an innovative process to turn fatty beef trimmings, which used to go mainly into pet food and other byproducts, into hamburger filler.
Free Market
Submitted by Bull Moose Prog... on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 8:58pm.
You're not supporting true free market capitalism if you support businesses hiding information about what is really in their product. If most people know ammonia is added to their meat they won't buy it, so this "pink slime" or however you want to phrase only prospered on deceit.
See my post above.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 12:48am.
Ammonia Hydroxide is used or is in nearly every processed food you eat.
Personally, I think it's racist
Submitted by Cappmann1962 on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 12:42pm.
White people, untanned, tend to be pink, as are our babies when they're born. Any news organization that uses the term "pink slime" should immediately have it's broadcasting license suspended, pending a full FCC and congressional investigation as to the extent of their clearly demonstrated hate crime.
Okay, no, I'm not the least bit serious, but my argument makes at least as much sense as all the racism claims coming from black activists and congress-critters.
"Pink-slime" has obviously been used for some time, we gobbled it up, and we're still here to bitch about it. Nuff said...