Re: Fwd: RE:Comments from a safeway.com customer [#1176176]

[Guest guest]

Thanks for checking on that.... I didn't really believe it anyway when someone on this list claimed that. I don't remember who it was, but next time I hope everyone cites their source before sending others into a panic, or scaring people out of buying something that they personally don't happen to like. I have had no problems with eating meat from my Safeway, and am happy with it.

Perhaps they were confusing the red dye thing with salmon meat? I have heard that red dye is sometimes used in farm raised salmon meat, because wild salmon meat is naturally pink, but farm raised salmon is naturally white. I don't know if this is true. I don't eat salmon or any fish because it makes me queasy. But maybe that is where this rumor started?

Dana

In a message dated 3/30/2004 8:42:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, fiestacranberry@... writes:

Hi all,I wrote to Safeway asking them if it was true that they inject red dyeinto their meat. Here is the response I got.Also, don't know which Safeway you shop at, but mine actually carriesorganic hamburger, milk and eggs (free range). They also carry buffalohamburger, which is very good.Lori

[Guest guest]

Meat is sometimes dyed. At least, I know it was not many years ago in the U.S., and I've read a mention of it recently in Europe. I don't know for sure if it still is done in the U.S.

Farmed salmon is commonly given dyed food pellets. Dye vendors offer a range of tint and intensity, to suit different markets.

Harper

In a message dated 3/30/2004 7:19:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, DanaColan@... writes:

Thanks for checking on that.... I didn't really believe it anyway when someone on this list claimed that. I don't remember who it was, but next time I hope everyone cites their source before sending others into a panic, or scaring people out of buying something that they personally don't happen to like. I have had no problems with eating meat from my Safeway, and am happy with it.

Perhaps they were confusing the red dye thing with salmon meat? I have heard that red dye is sometimes used in farm raised salmon meat, because wild salmon meat is naturally pink, but farm raised salmon is naturally white. I don't know if this is true. I don't eat salmon or any fish because it makes me queasy. But maybe that is where this rumor started?

Dana