Too Much Good Stuff

[prole]

 

Link.

 

 

[rob]

did you get that in your inbox, too? funny

[billcoe]

mmmmmm pressed Chicken!

 

"Say hello to mechanically separated chicken. It’s what all fast-food chicken is made from—things like chicken nuggets and patties. Also, the processed frozen chicken in the stores is made from it.

 

Basically, the entire chicken is smashed and pressed through a sieve—bones, eyes, guts, and all. it comes out looking like this.

 

There’s more: because it’s crawling with bacteria, it will be washed with ammonia, soaked in it, actually. Then, because it tastes gross, it will be reflavored artificially. Then, because it is weirdly pink, it will be dyed with artificial color.

 

But, hey, at least it tastes good, right?

 

High five, America!"

[Jim]

I should have had some coffee before looking at this.

[AlpineK]

I should have had some coffee before looking at this.

 

Yep coffee prior to clicking is a good idea

 

I wonder what the Rooster has to say.

[rob]

I think this is the third variation of the "mechanically separated chicken" story that I've heard. Back in the 90's, it was supposed to be grey, and was described as containing "immature sex glands." At least they made it pink this time, it's a nice touch.

[j_b]

Excuses! First, you don't have to eat it, and second, you can even read about it on the interwebs if you want to.

 

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Food poisoning:

 

Incidence (annual) of Food poisoning: about 76 million cases annually in USA (NIDDK)

 

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 3 or 27.94% or 76 million people in USA [about data]

 

Prevalance of Food poisoning: Although most foodborne infections are undiagnosed and unreported, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that every year about 76 million people in the United States become ill from pathogens in food. Of these, up to 5,000 die. (Source: excerpt from Bacteria and Foodborne Illness: NIDDK) ... An estimated 76 million cases of foodborne disease occur each year in the United States. (Source: excerpt from Foodborne Infections General: DBMD) ... Estimated to cause 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,200 deaths in the United States each year. (Source: excerpt from Foodborne Infections: DBMD)

 

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/f/food_poisoning/stats.htm

[Peter_Puget]

Ah my new Vandersteens might be too much of a good thing....nope they are just right!

[Jim]

I typed "processed chicken" into Snoops.com and this came up:

 

http://www.snopes.com/military/limbaugh.asp

 

 

[j_b]

The concept that you could grind a whole animal weeks before you cook it and not imagine you'd have to do something nasty to it so that it doesn't kill you, has always distressed me.

[j_b]

[video:youtube]_RRDLzxFXjY

[tvashtarkatena]

Put that shit in a frozen yogurt machine and you can make your own fresh chicken strips at AM/PM.

[j_b]

The market decided so it can't be wrong.