Our esteemed politicians are at it again. Both Florida and Utah now have bills pending that would make it a first degree misdemeanor to take photos, video or audio recordings of a farm or agricultural operation without previous written consent. Sen. Jim Norman tried to push this through last year, making it a felony. It didn't pass then, so now he's reintroducing it by sneaking it into a larger agricultural bill (SB1184).
If you are concerned about being kept in the dark about what goes on in producing the food you and your children eat, there is petition that you can sign to let the Florida Senate know your feelings. Click on this link http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/stop-floridas-ag-gag-bill/ .
Wow! The Pink Slime post generated more responses than we've ever seen from any post.
We have a little more info for you concerning this. You can follow this link to read more and see a video from ABC World News. When you read the report please pay special attention to the role played by Joanne Smith, a former Undersecretary of Agriculture. Can you say conflict of interest?
If you've been watching the news the past few days, you've seen the most recent uproar about mechanically separated meat - fondly known as pink slime. This conglomeration of meat scraps and connective tissue is turned into a yummy concoction with special machines, then bathed in some nice ammonium hydroxide (ammonia mixed with water) to supposedly kill the ecoli and salmonella.
This has gotten such bad press that even McDonald's quickly announced that they didn't use it, however it is mixed into the hamburger meat you buy in most supermarkets. If you needed another reason to buy at Publix. Sweet Bay or Costco, this is it. They do not use pink slime to bolster their ground meat. We haven't heard from WalMart, Sam's Club, Target or Winn Dixie so far.
This isn't really news. It's been floating around the internet for a long time now. The FDA says it's safe for human consumption and I'm sure you can trust them; after all, they allow a certain amount of rat feces in ground black pepper too - which is why I buy peppercorns and grind my own.
Let us know your take on this. Would knowing this was in the meat you buy lead you to make different choices?
