Comments on: Decoding Supermarket Beef Labels

By: bfrg

bfrg — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:57:24 +0000

I’m so glad you pulled the information you did and put it in your post, since the link to NG’s Green Guide is no longer valid! Thanks!

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:30:51 +0000

Great post! Very interesting. Thanks for doing the research.

I get my meat these days from people, not stores, so I can ask them how they raised it. That beats labels. But I know that this is not an option, or not an easy option, for a lot of people.
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By: Alisa - Frugal Foodie

Alisa - Frugal Foodie — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:58:35 +0000

Awesome, thanks so much for this Kristen! It is very helpful.
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By: SurreyActivist

SurreyActivist — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:48:56 +0000

Reading @foodrenegade Decoding Supermarket Beef Labels http://tinyurl.com/ygfnuqn

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By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:12:58 +0000

Ugh.. I wish someone would make a list like this for beef that’s selling in the Netherlands.. it’s probably even more confusing around here. And we have way fewer options too.. it’s either ‘supermarket beef’, ‘sort-of-free-range-beef’ or ‘organic beef’ and no-one ever explains anything….

I’m just buying some fish again today.. *lol*

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By: Walter Jeffries

Walter Jeffries — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:23:12 +0000

My guess is that CNG (Certified Naturally Grown) is smaller and they were limiting how many they listed. It is a growing program and worth knowing about both for consumers and farmers. We sell both directly to individuals as well as through local stores and restaurants. One of the things that CNG does emphasize is selling locally and being small as an anti-dote to the way that CO has been taken over by big business.

By: CEOS_champion

CEOS_champion — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:02:24 +0000

must read if you consume beef and care about what you are feeding yourself and your family http://bit.ly/5pEuhf Thank you @FoodRenegade!

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By: Raine Saunders

Raine Saunders — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:38:42 +0000

Very eye-opening post Kristen! And this reiterates the importance of knowing where your meat comes from. Nine times out of ten, you really may not know what happens to the animals’ meat you are buying from the store, unless you already personally know something about the farm itself. That’s why the best bet simply is, buy your meat directly from the source after you have researched it. I just posted an article today about prescription drugs, healing, and the almighty dollar, with a special section on antibiotics used in meat.
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By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:29:37 +0000

This was very enlightening — excellent post. We already buy a half cow each year, and about 40 chickens per year straight from a local farm (so fresh they were slaughtered that morning). But I have not started buying pork in bulk yet. This morning I opened a package of Wellshire Farms All Natural Uncured Bacon only to notice an asterisk after “all natural.” The label gave NO indication about what that meant. It just said “raised naturally” over and over. UGH. I have a sick feeling that I don’t want to know, but will probably be contacting the company later today to find out. Thank you for raising our level of awareness. This is such an important topic. People need to realize that you just cannot trust the FDA and the USDA to make your decisions for you.

By: mackbrook

mackbrook — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:52:29 +0000

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