[Newsbot]

Title: Grocery stores caught cheating on packaging dates of meat and poultry
Category: Business
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2014-11-26 17:25:50
Canadian

[DrCaleb]

This is a lot more widespread than people think.

�To my knowledge, everyone is doing it � In all the stores I've worked at in my life, everyone did it,'' he said, also speaking on the condition he remain anonymous.

I'd agree. And when the meat turns blue green and is no longer saleable, it ends up in ground meat.

[wildrosegirl]

I know Superstore does it (they've been busted several times), I'm not sure about Safeway, I strongly suspect our IGA does, but Save On absolutely does not. I do know that to be fact.

Just one more reason we only eat meat that we've shot, bought off a farmer or the local butcher shop (who also does not participate in this practice).

[DrCaleb]

wildrosegirl wildrosegirl:

I know Superstore does it (they've been busted several times), I'm not sure about Safeway, I strongly suspect our IGA does, but Save On absolutely does not. I do know that to be fact.

I can't say about Save-on, but I doubt they do. Nitrogen filled packaging is tough to do onsite.

I know the other 3 do, because I worked at one, and I have a family member that worked at the other 2. I myself have repackaged beef, pork, chicken and even things like lunch meat and bacon. I've taken almost green ground meat (beef, pork, chicken, lamb) and turned them into 'fresh' ground 'beef' by adding some frozen Australian beef and putting it on the shelf. I called it 'barnyard surprise'.

And, no, it was not by choice. It was the managers orders. He is paid by how much profit he makes, not how many customers don't puke their guts out.

wildrosegirl wildrosegirl:

Just one more reason we only eat meat that we've shot, bought off a farmer or the local butcher shop (who also does not participate in this practice).

^ That! My local butcher has things the grocery store doesn't have. Smoked beef liver for the dogs! Fresh chicken and apple or turkey and cranberry sausage! Smoked turkeys around the holidays - or he'll do one special the next time the smoker is fired up. They also smoke everything on site, from salumi to bacon and birds.

[wildrosegirl]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

wildrosegirl wildrosegirl:

I know Superstore does it (they've been busted several times), I'm not sure about Safeway, I strongly suspect our IGA does, but Save On absolutely does not. I do know that to be fact.

I can't say about Save-on, but I doubt they do. Nitrogen filled packaging is tough to do onsite.

I know the other 3 do, because I worked at one, and I have a family member that worked at the other 2. I myself have repackaged beef, pork, chicken and even things like lunch meat and bacon. I've taken almost green ground meat (beef, pork, chicken, lamb) and turned them into 'fresh' ground 'beef' by adding some frozen Australian beef and putting it on the shelf. I called it 'barnyard surprise'.

And, no, it was not by choice. It was the managers orders. He is paid by how much profit he makes, not how many customers don't puke their guts out.

wildrosegirl wildrosegirl:

Just one more reason we only eat meat that we've shot, bought off a farmer or the local butcher shop (who also does not participate in this practice).

^ That! My local butcher has things the grocery store doesn't have. Smoked beef liver for the dogs! Fresh chicken and apple or turkey and cranberry sausage! Smoked turkeys around the holidays - or he'll do one special the next time the smoker is fired up. They also smoke everything on site, from salumi to bacon and birds.

Save On I know because I worked there, in the meat/seafood department. That's how I know it absolutely is not practiced. They also have chicken and turkey/cranberry Spolumbo sausages. SO good.
Our butcher has a lot of "not seen in stores" items as well.
I don't worry about the smoked stuff too much now, being that we bought my dad a smoker for his birthday. I just have to place an order.

[DrCaleb]

wildrosegirl wildrosegirl:

Our butcher has a lot of "not seen in stores" items as well.
I don't worry about the smoked stuff too much now, being that we bought my dad a smoker for his birthday. I just have to place an order.

I love my smoker too, but the local butcher actually studied German sausage making and he's really really good at it. Sometimes it's convenient to get him to smoke a turkey, chicken or a big rack of beef ribs for me. Things that won't fit in my smoker.

Tough to get juniper branches for my little Bradley, if I want to make a Westphalia style ham. Easy for him though.

[housewife]

ohhh smoked turkey I don't think a turkey will fit in our smoker

[herbie]

Is anyone surprised? I've seen them do half-assed efforts like put a new sticker on top of the old one many many times.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

Sadly, this is not a new phenomenon. It's been going on for decades.

[ShepherdsDog]

I've mentioned it before. The Northern Store would relabel their meat multiple times. Some of the stuff was grey green before they'd finally toss it.

[Xort]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

And, no, it was not by choice. It was the managers orders. He is paid by how much profit he makes, not how many customers don't puke their guts out.

Nice to see your strong personal moral system was well in place at the time.

[DrCaleb]

Xort Xort:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

And, no, it was not by choice. It was the managers orders. He is paid by how much profit he makes, not how many customers don't puke their guts out.

Nice to see your strong personal moral system was well in place at the time.

Troll declined.

[Hyack]

wildrosegirl wildrosegirl:

Save On absolutely does not. I know because I worked there, in the meat/seafood department.

Might be safer to say....."when I was working there they didn't repackage their meat."

[herbie]

Hyack Hyack:

wildrosegirl wildrosegirl:

Save On absolutely does not. I know because I worked there, in the meat/seafood department.

Might be safer to say....."when I was working there they didn't repackage their meat."

"when I was working there, at that particular store, they didn't repackage their meat."

No worries now mate. No butchers in sight, just that vacuum sealed Alberta scab meat. All you need to know is $12, never mind the weight, the cut, the best before date, the content.

[jj2424]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

And, no, it was not by choice. It was the managers orders. He is paid by how much profit he makes, not how many customers don't puke their guts out.

When you're hard and desperate for a job you just say yes massa!