Recent history has shown that whenever the meat industry gets into the headlines, little good can come from it. The most recent example has been the “pink slime” nonsense that has turned a perfectly usable and good product into a taboo item. The real shame of it has been the fearmongering and inaccuracies that have been a part of way too many news stories about the boneless lean beef trimmings.
It’s to be expected from the “I don’t eat meat and neither should you” crowd or bloggers who pick up on those reports and react (or overreact) accordingly. No, it’s the consumer media who have continued to print inaccurate, one-sided reports, either for sensationalism or due to a breakdown of basic fact-checking. If I see one more reference to “floor cleaner” in regards to the ammonium hydroxide treatment that is used on the beef, I will scream.