 Grocery stores caught cheating on packaging dates of meat and poultry Some retailers change the labels of meat and poultry packages in order to convince consumers that their products are fresher than they actually are, a Radio-Canada hidden-camera investigation has found.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 2 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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?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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 love my smoker too, but the local butcher actually studied German sausage making and he's really really good at it.
Tough to get juniper branches for my little Bradley, if I want to make a Westphalia style ham. Easy for him though.
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.
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.
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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."
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.
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!