Hy-Vee Food Stores has put themselves on the list of of food merchants stopping the sale of fresh ground beef containing the filler "Lean Finely Textured Beef" also called "pink slime".
In a released statement Hy-Vee says they will no longer purchase products containing the finely textured beef due to a "loss of consumer confidence in the product."
The statement goes on to say "We want to thank our customers for sharing their feedback on this issue and assure them Hy-Vee will continue to listen and respond to their concerns, just as our company has been doing for more than 80 years," the statement said.
According to Hy-Vee's statement, the company notified their suppliers and are switching product lines as quickly as possible.
The LFTB is made from fatty meat trimmings left over from other cuts. The bits are heated and spun to remove most of the fat. The lean mix then is compressed into blocks for use in ground meat. The product is exposed to ammonium hydroxide gas to kill bacteria, such as E. coli and salmonella. The nickname "pink slime" was dubbed by a federal microbiologist.
In a released statement Hy-Vee says they will no longer purchase products containing the finely textured beef due to a "loss of consumer confidence in the product."
The statement goes on to say "We want to thank our customers for sharing their feedback on this issue and assure them Hy-Vee will continue to listen and respond to their concerns, just as our company has been doing for more than 80 years," the statement said.
According to Hy-Vee's statement, the company notified their suppliers and are switching product lines as quickly as possible.
The LFTB is made from fatty meat trimmings left over from other cuts. The bits are heated and spun to remove most of the fat. The lean mix then is compressed into blocks for use in ground meat. The product is exposed to ammonium hydroxide gas to kill bacteria, such as E. coli and salmonella. The nickname "pink slime" was dubbed by a federal microbiologist.
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