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How is to say how *much* is too much? We can't trust the agencies, or the factory farmers ... most of us can't grow our own beef.

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-afa-foods-pink-slime-20120402,0,1738478.story

http://eideard.com/tag/testing/

I think you are buying into the green propaganda. If you are concerned you can certainly by beef cut up at your local butcher or grocery store and avoid ground beef or other ground meats. You should be getting a minimum of additives that way.

The American farmer is practically regulated to death. What do you mean you can't trust the agencies? You can certainly trust them to increase the cost of food production through over-regulation spurred by people demanding more of the same after they have been stirred up by this type of nonsense.

Americans are unhealthy because they eat too much fatty, sugary, convenience food and don't get enough exercise. It is real easy to avoid most additives... just buy the staples and go to the trouble of prepairing your own meals from scratch. There are also plenty of sources (at least where I live) to get locally grown and butchered meats. Around here it is very easy to buy a grass fed cow off of Craigslist and have the owner deliver it to the butcher of your choice.