“Pink Slime” Ground Beef Update – Kroger, Giant Eagle, Meijer, Walmart, Safeway, Jewel

by | Mar 21, 2012 | Featured | 11 comments

I have another update on the “Pink Slime” issue.  I am so thankful to all of you who are updating us here as you find out about your stores.

I will continue to update my original post with the latest as it arises.  I have added info on Kroger, Giant Eagle, Meijer, Walmart, Safeway, Jewel.  I have emails in to other stores, but have not heard back yet.

Read Which Grocery Stores Sell Pink Slime Ground Beef for the latest.

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11 Comments

  1. Sarah Forbes Turner via Facebook
    Sarah Forbes Turner via Facebook on March 21, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Thank you for posting this! I know where i’ll be buying my ground beef from now on! Publix 🙂

  3. iGoBOGO via Facebook
    iGoBOGO via Facebook on March 21, 2012 at 10:45 am

    I haven’t heard anything from them Tammy Lively Padgett, I’ll see what I can find out:)

  5. iGoBOGO via Facebook
    iGoBOGO via Facebook on March 21, 2012 at 11:23 am

    Serena Narbone Heuss, I emailed them, but haven’t heard back.

  6. iGoBOGO via Facebook
    iGoBOGO via Facebook on March 21, 2012 at 11:27 am

    Hey Tammy Lively Padgett, I just found this on Bi-Lo’s Facebook: “As long as you buy Certified Angus Beef or Laura’s Lean Beef, you are good to go” – that’s their update when asked about pink slime.

  8. Christine Ang via Facebook
    Christine Ang via Facebook on March 21, 2012 at 1:15 pm

    Please post the original link to the story for those that have not been informed. It’s great that you are keeping up and adding to the list but for those not in the know, they may need to start from the beginning?

  9. Jennifer Valley via Facebook
    Jennifer Valley via Facebook on March 21, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    I received an email from Winn-Dixie and I would avoid buying ground beef there. Here’s their response:

    Dear Ms Valley,

    Pink slime is a pejorative term for boneless lean beef trimmings. The product is sold by a number of beef processing companies, including Cargill Meat Solutions and Beef Products, Inc (BPI) and is incorporated into ground beef
    products.

    In the process the lean beef is separated from fat. Then through a safety process to eliminate pathogens, gas (ammonia) is introduced to the beef to remove bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella. This beef product is USDA-approved and is a component (typically less than 25 percent) of a majority of ground beef in the United States. Winn-Dixie gets its beef from suppliers who process lean beef trimmings.

    Winn-Dixie is known as The Beef People and we take great pride in the quality and processing standards for products made available to our guests. Our families shop and eat ground beef purchased at Winn-Dixie so our commitment to food safety is personal. We only sell product that comes from suppliers operating USDA inspected facilities and following USDA approved processes.

  11. iGoBOGO via Facebook
    iGoBOGO via Facebook on March 21, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    Thank you Jennifer Valley – very helpful info!