What Is Lean Finely Textured Beef?

Currently in the United States ground beef can be sold under the label “100% ground beef” as per the the USDA Food Standards and Labeling Policy Book (August 2005); however, there have been a number of recent claims that lean finely textured beef (LFTB) or “pink slime”, not to be confused with mechanically separated meat which is not considered safe to eat due to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy concerns, may not be safe to eat and proper studies have not been conducted.

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Correspondingly,Is the chemical makeup of LFTB the same as deboned beef?

The chemical makeup of LFTB is exactly the same as hand-deboned meat. It’s the same product, whether the lean is separated from the by using a knife or mechanically removing the lean from the fat. “It’s beef, Dude!”

Just so,When did Cargill start labeling ground beef as finely textured?

In effort to enhance consumer awareness about ground beef products regarding how they are made and used, Cargill labels all ground beef products containing Finely Textured Beef. Since January 2014, all ground beef products containing FTB carry the printed declaration “Contains Finely Textured Beef” on labels.

Considering this,Why do we use finely textured beef ( FTB )?

Because Standard Pride® Ground Beef is blended with Finely Textured Beef, we are able to utilize 25 more pounds of lean beef per head of cattle. These savings help consumers purchase an affordable and wholesome ground beef option. The proven process used to produce FTB is simple, and has been in use for decades.

What does lean finely textured beef stand for?

Lean finely textured beef (LFTB) is a category of beef products that uses high‐. technology food processing equipment to separate lean meat from fat because doing it by hand. would be impossible. LFTB products prevent the waste of valuable, lean, nutritious, safe, beef.

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