Several weeks ago, I wrote a post to inform you whether or not your store’s ground beef contains pink slime.
At that time, there were many stores that used pink slime, and those that did not. Yesterday, Beef Products, Inc suspended production of pink slime at three of their four plants. And Cargill has stated it has cut back production.
While I do not know whether or not pink slime will completely go away, consumer pressure has taken its toll on the product.
You can reference the original post for the links, but to date these are the positive changes that have been made at retailers that used to or are in the process of discontinuing purchase of pink slime products:
Will No Longer Carry Pink Slime Products
• Ahold (Stop & Shop, Giant, Martin’s, Peapod)
• Aldi’s
• Bi-Lo LLC and Winn-Dixie Stores Inc
• BJs
• Fred Meyer
• Giant Eagle
• Kroger (Ralph’s, Fry’s, King Scoopers, Smith’s, QFC, Gerbes, Baker’s, City Market, Dillons)
• Meijer
• Safeway (Carrs, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Pak ‘n’ Save, Randall’s, Tom Thumb, Vons, Pavilions)
• SuperValu – (Acme, Alberstons, Cub, Jewel-Osco, Shaw/Star Market, Shop ‘n Save and Shoppers)
• Wegmans
• Weis Supermarket
• Zaycon
Will Still Carry Pink Slime Products
• Commissaries (Defense Commissary Agency)
• Hy-Vee
• Save Mart
• WinCo (prepackaged)
• Sam’s Club
• WalMart
On 3/21 WalMart stated that WalMart & Sam’s Club stores will begin selling meat that doesn’t contain the additive. They did not say they would no longer carry pink slime meat, just that consumers will have a pink-slime-free choice.
On 3/22 Wal-Mart updated its Wednesday statement to say that it will have the new, slime free products in stores asap, and to ask the butcher for help in locating them.
Never Carried Pink Slime Products
• A&P (Pathmark, Superfresh, Waldbaums, The Food Emporium, Food Basics, USA)
• Buehler’s Fresh Foods
• Costco
• Crest Foods
• Food Lion
• Harris Teeter
• Hen House
• Ingles
• Price Chopper
• Publix
• Target
• Tops Markets
• Waldbaums
• Whole Foods
I fully expect the price of ground beef to rise with the discontinuation of pink slime use in most stores. An easy way to reduce costs and/or know exactly what meat you are receiving is to buy a cow or, in the case of ground beef, have fresh beef ground in-store, or do it yourself.
