[brurdefdoro]

Mislabeling products

[itsmycock]

Genuine meat glue gun?

[Aceroassert]

Whats the problem, if they taste the same?

[johnlohanmclee]

They are saving meat which probably lowers meat prices, and since the end product is the same(taste, presentation), why not?

[UJRonald]

Whats the problem, if they taste the same?

As I stated there are two problems. 1) the deception of consumers when companies try to pass of substandard meat as premium steak thus cheating customers. 2) A premium steak you can cook rare as it's internals are likely to be bacteria free as it has never been exposed to air but the cheap glued meats have up to 100 times more bacteria on the inside because they literally used to be on the outside. People should be warned to completely cook the low quality glued meat simply because of the increased risk of food poisoning. Proper labeling would solve both of those problems but the meat industry doesn't want to label it because they like the increased profits which come from selling substandard stuff for the price of premium steak to customers which don't know any better.

[JackTimQSR]

Or Hindu and the chicken was glued together with beef byproducts.

[Crundaangerge]

I don't buy the bacteria argument. Show me a study that says its more dangerous. And I don't see how its misleading if the end result is the same...

[tefraxKedWere]

no....

[OgrGlgHu]

medium rare rarely. I don't like my meat bloody.

[Clolmemaexata]

Meat glue has been around since the late 60s, why is this only coming up now? Oh right, because Mr. Restaurant owner is marketing his "natural" meat, and the EU is retarded.

[Crazykz]

Well, hmmm.

If I saw that steak in the supermarket and spotted the disjointed lines of fat I would not buy it, for whatever price.

You think Mr Restauranteur should be free to serve me fakes that I would not knowingly buy? And serve it to me rare when that would pose a health hazard?

[HelenTay]

Well, hmmm.

If I saw that steak in the supermarket and spotted the disjointed lines of fat I would not buy it, for whatever price.

You think Mr Restauranteur should be free to serve me fakes that I would not knowingly buy? And serve it to me rare when that would pose a health hazard?

I want to eat the the cow, not the stuff that tastes like it emerged from the back end of the cow.

[ZESINTERS]

A EU study in 05 showed that the "meat glue" itself is safe:
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/214.pdf

I haven't found one that addresses the bacteria issue.

[hojutok]

Fine by me.

[CoiI8XIj]

You need evidence that meat surfaces can be contaminated with bacteria and the process of binding does nothing to eliminate this bacteria?

What do you require evidence of?

[violetgorman]

The point of rare is that heat has not been applied to the insides in a way that would destroy the bacteria. cf hamburger.

[mpzoFeJs]

I DanSed you, but that is a funny response.

So, do you require a multimillion dollar study before you accept that gravity exists and is essential to be taken into account by engineers?

[Seiblybiozy]

Here's the clue then. People who eat rare hamburger often get sick from bacterial infections. Do you require a multimillion dollar study to prove that bacteria from the surface contaminates the inside of hamburger and it is thus unsafe to eat unless well done?

Should we change the public health codes to suit the lack of evidence as you require?

[Eviftilia]

Its amazing the the EU just outright banned it, didn't even bother with the labeling thing.

[Unwiseevove]

Its amazing the the EU just outright banned it, didn't even bother with the labeling thing.

They also have stringent ideas about authenticity.