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"the only reason for the outcry is an emotional reaction to what it looks like before it's mixed with the ground beef." Not true. The reason for a lot of peopl

"the only reason for the outcry is an emotional reaction to what it looks like before it's mixed with the ground beef." Not true. The reason for a lot of people is the expectation that food is minimally processed. When I buy I steak, I have an expectation that it is literally a cut out of a cow. This expectation is far larger in Europe than in the US, however it's the same expectation. I buy a meat product, I am getting a natural thing. The only reason it wasn't an issue before is no one knew. There was no proper labeling. So simply label things as they are with all the processed parts. Then you will know if there is a real issue with the public. The refusal to label things is because there will be an outrage, and if people want to refuse to eat pink slime out of their own concerns, that is there choice. I don't get the minimization of this. You act like this isn't a reasonable choice, it is. You can choose a different direction, but there should be explicit labeling so we all have that choice.

jmj42 15y ago
Then your (and their) expectation is uninformed. There is relatively little food that is "minimally processed" anywhere in the industrialized world, and expectation to the contrary is willful blindness or lack of information. Zikes is right. The sudden outrage is nothing more than knee jerk reaction based on an emotional response rather than based in science.
- morestuff 15y ago
  Producer fails to inform consumer. Consumer gets informed out-of-band. Consumer is annoyed that they were not informed by producer. ??? Blame consumer.
  - jmj42 15y ago
    Producer fails to inform consumer. Consumer fails to understand the crap they put in their bodies. Consumer is shocked that their processed food contains, um, processed food. Who is really to blame?
- AndyNemmity 15y ago
  "Then your (and their) expectation is uninformed." Exactly, they are willfully keeping us uninformed, and should be legally required to inform us.
- nutjob123 15y ago
  "There is relatively little food that is "minimally processed" anywhere in the industrialized world" Perhaps you have not seen any of the organic food markets/brands that are popping up all over the country. Organic/minimally processed foods are even sold at wal-mart and big name super markets. Many of these fruits/veg/meats are certified by the usda to have no "unnatural" additives, chemicals or additional processing.
  - michaelcampbell 15y ago
    Which, on the whole, is still "relatively little".

jmj42 15y ago

Then your (and their) expectation is uninformed. There is relatively little food that is "minimally processed" anywhere in the industrialized world, and expectation to the contrary is willful blindness or lack of information. Zikes is right. The sudden outrage is nothing more than knee jerk reaction based on an emotional response rather than based in science.

morestuff 15y ago
Producer fails to inform consumer. Consumer gets informed out-of-band. Consumer is annoyed that they were not informed by producer. ??? Blame consumer.
- jmj42 15y ago
  Producer fails to inform consumer. Consumer fails to understand the crap they put in their bodies. Consumer is shocked that their processed food contains, um, processed food. Who is really to blame?
AndyNemmity 15y ago
"Then your (and their) expectation is uninformed." Exactly, they are willfully keeping us uninformed, and should be legally required to inform us.
nutjob123 15y ago
"There is relatively little food that is "minimally processed" anywhere in the industrialized world" Perhaps you have not seen any of the organic food markets/brands that are popping up all over the country. Organic/minimally processed foods are even sold at wal-mart and big name super markets. Many of these fruits/veg/meats are certified by the usda to have no "unnatural" additives, chemicals or additional processing.
- michaelcampbell 15y ago
  Which, on the whole, is still "relatively little".