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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 3:39 am Post subject: Chinese Chicken Coming to The U.S. Ew! |
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I have read that the few giant meat companies that dominate the U.S. meat market have over the years been competing over price so severely that their profit margin is literally less than 25 cents per chicken.
Well, looks like they have found a new way to cut costs. Get the chicken from China. Ew! I can only imagine the factory farm conditions in China.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/11/08/chinese-chicken?cmpid=organic
Spread this news to friends and family at home. They should ask the supermarket where they shop where its meat comes from. If the supermarket does not know, they shouldn't buy it. |
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Steelrails

Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Location: Earth, Solar System
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:57 am Post subject: |
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Meh, a bunch of the processed food people eat already comes from China.
I think it was funny to see all the people there turning up their noses, because if they've eaten anything with processed vegetables (canned mushrooms come particularly to mind) within the last 10 years, its had food from China in it. |
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Kwangjuchicken

Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 8:00 am Post subject: |
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Most "American" chocolates sold in Korea are made in China. Read the labels. M&M's, Snickers, Hurshey bars, etc.  |
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wishfullthinkng
Joined: 05 Mar 2010
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: Chinese Chicken Coming to The U.S. Ew! |
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Dev wrote: |
I have read that the few giant meat companies that dominate the U.S. meat market have over the years been competing over price so severely that their profit margin is literally less than 25 cents per chicken.
Well, looks like they have found a new way to cut costs. Get the chicken from China. Ew! I can only imagine the factory farm conditions in China.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/11/08/chinese-chicken?cmpid=organic
Spread this news to friends and family at home. They should ask the supermarket where they shop where its meat comes from. If the supermarket does not know, they shouldn't buy it. |
you obviously have no clue about the factory farm conditions in america then. lol. utterly disgusting. have any idea why american eggs are refrigerated and eggs in most other countries aren't? because chicken farm conditions are so unsanitary in the states that most eggs contain traces of salmonella already and refrigeration is the only way to keep them remotely edible.
ever wonder why the meat companies that supply fast food companies buy enough ammonia to fill endless olympic-sized swimming pools? because it's used to "clean" the meat because it's so bacterial ridden.
when you get animals that are forced in the smallest pens possible pumped with antibiotics that aren't very effective due to resistance from overuse and make the animals eat food that is not a part of their natural diet and stress them out and force them to literally wallow in their own shit, bad bad things happen. and unfortunately for most americans, this is almost all of their meat and what's even more unfortunate is that most americans are utterly clueless or even worse, apathetic. |
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candy bar
Joined: 03 Dec 2012
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: Chinese Chicken Coming to The U.S. Ew! |
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wishfullthinkng wrote: |
Dev wrote: |
I have read that the few giant meat companies that dominate the U.S. meat market have over the years been competing over price so severely that their profit margin is literally less than 25 cents per chicken.
Well, looks like they have found a new way to cut costs. Get the chicken from China. Ew! I can only imagine the factory farm conditions in China.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/11/08/chinese-chicken?cmpid=organic
Spread this news to friends and family at home. They should ask the supermarket where they shop where its meat comes from. If the supermarket does not know, they shouldn't buy it. |
you obviously have no clue about the factory farm conditions in america then. lol. utterly disgusting. have any idea why american eggs are refrigerated and eggs in most other countries aren't? because chicken farm conditions are so unsanitary in the states that most eggs contain traces of salmonella already and refrigeration is the only way to keep them remotely edible.
ever wonder why the meat companies that supply fast food companies buy enough ammonia to fill endless olympic-sized swimming pools? because it's used to "clean" the meat because it's so bacterial ridden.
when you get animals that are forced in the smallest pens possible pumped with antibiotics that aren't very effective due to resistance from overuse and make the animals eat food that is not a part of their natural diet and stress them out and force them to literally wallow in their own shit, bad bad things happen. and unfortunately for most americans, this is almost all of their meat and what's even more unfortunate is that most americans are utterly clueless or even worse, apathetic. |
Do you have your MAD COW protest signs stashed away in a closet? |
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wishfullthinkng
Joined: 05 Mar 2010
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Chinese Chicken Coming to The U.S. Ew! |
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candy bar wrote: |
Do you have your MAD COW protest signs stashed away in a closet? |
your ignorance doesn't change the truth, champ. |
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yodanole
Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: La Florida
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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The chicken I eat in China tastes fine to me ...... But what do I know? |
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Mix1
Joined: 08 May 2007
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 12:38 am Post subject: |
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yodanole wrote: |
The chicken I eat in China tastes fine to me ...... But what do I know? |
... that it's actually rat meat fried in recycled engine oil.  |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 2:45 am Post subject: Re: Chinese Chicken Coming to The U.S. Ew! |
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wishfullthinkng wrote: |
have any idea why american eggs are refrigerated and eggs in most other countries aren't? because chicken farm conditions are so unsanitary in the states that most eggs contain traces of salmonella already and refrigeration is the only way to keep them remotely edible. |
Wrong. The answer is quite simple: tradition/habit. There's really no need to keep American chicken eggs refrigerated. Also, most eggs everywhere in the world are likely to contain traces of salmonella. That's why you should not consume raw eggs or products containing raw egg.
By the way, while you're about learning something factual, as opposed to what you've posted, indulge yourself a little and learn how to use capital letters and punctuation.
The above posting brought to you by a long-time vegetarian. |
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yodanole
Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: La Florida
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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If true, I'd like the recipe ...
Mix1 wrote: |
yodanole wrote: |
The chicken I eat in China tastes fine to me ...... But what do I know? |
... that it's actually rat meat fried in recycled engine oil.  |
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yodanole
Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: La Florida
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wishfullthinkng
Joined: 05 Mar 2010
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 11:15 pm Post subject: Re: Chinese Chicken Coming to The U.S. Ew! |
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CentralCali wrote: |
wishfullthinkng wrote: |
have any idea why american eggs are refrigerated and eggs in most other countries aren't? because chicken farm conditions are so unsanitary in the states that most eggs contain traces of salmonella already and refrigeration is the only way to keep them remotely edible. |
Wrong. The answer is quite simple: tradition/habit. There's really no need to keep American chicken eggs refrigerated. Also, most eggs everywhere in the world are likely to contain traces of salmonella. That's why you should not consume raw eggs or products containing raw egg.
By the way, while you're about learning something factual, as opposed to what you've posted, indulge yourself a little and learn how to use capital letters and punctuation.
The above posting brought to you by a long-time vegetarian. |
lol. you are wrong. here, read this: http://io9.com/americans-why-do-you-keep-refrigerating-your-eggs-1465309529
by the way, while you are reading that and learning something factual as opposed to what you've posted, you might want to learn not to post if you have no clue about the topic at hand.
the above posting brought to you by someone who knows what he's talking about, unlike yourself. |
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candy bar
Joined: 03 Dec 2012
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:00 am Post subject: Re: Chinese Chicken Coming to The U.S. Ew! |
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wishfullthinkng wrote: |
candy bar wrote: |
Do you have your MAD COW protest signs stashed away in a closet? |
your ignorance doesn't change the truth, champ. |
I ate fresh farm eggs when I was in the States, never refrigerated. |
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guavashake
Joined: 09 Nov 2013
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:01 am Post subject: |
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Stop selling eggs from factory farms
https://www.change.org/p/tell-costco-to-stop-selling-factory-farmed-eggs?utm_campaign=new_signature&utm_medium=email&utm_source=signature_receipt#share
The Humane League
The egg industry forces birds on factory farms to spend their entire lives cramped in cruel, filthy, and unsustainable battery cages. There are better ways to raise birds, and that's why California passed two groundbreaking animal protection laws, Prop 2 and AB1437, that together require all shell eggs sold in the state to be produced by farm animals that have adequate space for natural behaviors by January 2015. The problem is Costco refuses to work with The Humane League to assure they will follow this law that gave retailers years to phase in. Please sign our petition asking Costco to stop selling factory farmed eggs.
Unfortunately, a few retailers are ignoring the intention of these animal cruelty laws by planning to sell eggs from hens trapped in modified cages. They have had six years to make adjustments to follow the law, but they feel there is a loophole that allows birds to remain confined in warehouses of tiny, filthy cages stacked upon each other. We can show Costco that consumers demand trustworthy, ethical business practices from this retail giant.
Costco, the large chain of warehouse stores founded in California, is now presented with the opportunity to stand with the voters of California and pledge to be 100% cage-free in the state or turn its back on the efforts of voters who do not want to contribute to inhumane animal agriculture practices.
Please, sign our petition and ask Costco to take a stand against animal cruelty in California and make plans to extend this policy nationally. It's time for Costco to do the right thing and end its support of farms that still use cage systems. |
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Mix1
Joined: 08 May 2007
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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yodanole wrote: |
If true, I'd like the recipe ...
Mix1 wrote: |
yodanole wrote: |
The chicken I eat in China tastes fine to me ...... But what do I know? |
... that it's actually rat meat fried in recycled engine oil.  |
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Dip rat in MSG.
Deep fry in engine oil.
Enjoy! |
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