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"Pink Slime" not found in J&J Foods Ground Beef

Dear Friends:
 
At J&J Foods, we consistently seek to maintain and improve the quality of the groceries, meats and produce sold in our stores. There have been reports in the news recently regarding a ground beef additive that has raised the concern of grocery shoppers across the country.  One report suggests that the additive, currently referred to as “pink slime” is added to 70% of ground beef consumed in the United States. 
 
We want to assure you that the fresh ground beef at J&J Foods DOES NOT contain “pink slime”.  The ground beef, ground chuck, ground sirloin and ground round found in all J&J Foods’ stores is ground fresh, multiple times per day, by J&J’s market staff.  J&J’s selection of ground meats come from pure Black Canyon brand Angus beef with NO additives.  While other retail stores and restaurants may offer ground beef containing Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) trimmings, also known as “pink slime”, J&J Foods’ fresh ground beef does not. 
 
The additive was first called into question in 2002 by Gerald Zirnstein and Carl Custer, former United States Department of Agriculture inspectors.  Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) trimmings have been approved for use in ground beef by the United States Department of Agriculture for over 40 years.  However, it wasn’t until Mr. Zirnstein and Mr. Custer questioned LFTB’s approval by the USDA AND coined the name “pink slime”, that food safety concerns were raised. 
 
After the stories regarding LFTB or pink slime were reported in the major news media, J&J’s Director of Purchasing, Mr. Kelly Thomas, contacted our primary supplier of beef products, National Beef.  Mark Rutter with National Beef responded promptly and confirmed what we expected.  National Beef does not use “pink slime” as an additive in the production of Black Canyon brand beef.  J&J Foods grinds Black Canyon brand beef for resale in all of our stores. 
 
I hope that this information has been helpful and that you will continue to trust J&J Foods for all the foods you serve your family.
 
Sincerely,
 
Darrell W. Wiley, President/CEO
J&J Foods, Inc.

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J&J Foods is “going for the green” with MDA!
 
This year, J&J Foods is supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the families served by MDA by participating in the Shamrocks Against Dystrophy campaign.
 
In 2011, J&J Foods raised $14,080 and sent 17 deserving children to summer camp. With your help, J&J Foods can send even more kids to camp and create lifelong memories for those children with neuromuscular disease. 
 
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