Try and find a piece of meat with the "Certified Angus Beef" (CAB) sticker on it that also has the acceptable USDA grade on it. Very difficult, if at all.
My local market managers when asked about the USDA grade on thier CAB meat say: "Oh, it's choice or select."
So how are we supposed to know which? I don't knowingly buy "select".
This is a scam...ripoff...and consumer fraud!
Complain to your meat seller and tell your congressman to force the USDA to stop this fraud!
It’s almost as much marketing hype as “Copper River Salmon”.
I’m not clear on what the problem is ...
SnakeDoc
Can you point out the angus area?
Huh?
How about putting a little sticker picture on meat showing us what it is; a steer, cow, lamb, chicken etc. That should trip McDonald’s up. ;-)
First thing I did when we moved to Florida was to get to know the meat market manager at the Winn-Dixie.
You can't beat their meat.
Well, that didn't come out right.
Prime... the highest grade is sold only to restaurants and high end hotels.
Most consumers buy choice, the next highest grade in their market store and after that select.
well, what are you going to do about it?
If the meat is in clear packaging so you can see the surface area of the steaks, and you need a label to figure out what the grade is, you better just stick to hamburger.
Prime has a lot of marbling.
Select almost no marbling.
Choice is somewhere in between.
I have heard some similar talking in the recent past that what we get as angus in the grocery is not near what would pass as real angus beef in other arenas.
Kind of like Kobe/Wagyu in a way.
Some people have bought into the idea that Angus cattle produce the best meat. The Angus Assn. is taking advantage of that, by labeling meat from their herds as Certified Angus. Another words the meat didn’t come from a Herford.
Since I don’t hold a bias against other breeds, the Angus Brand isn’t something I look for when I shop. But if other people want to do it, it’s no concern of mine.
To me, the USDA grade is far more important than the breed. But that’s just ME. To each his own.
I don’t want the government telling me which cut of meat is which. I’d rather pay the butcher or someone else if I need to know.
I also believe the county construction inspectors are a rip-off. Uhhhh your drywall nails are too dimpled or aren’t dimpled enough. Please leave $50 bucks in an envelope and you’ll pass inspection.
You don’t need the government to solve all that concerns you.
All that is required of you is one simple step; don't buy any meat without a FDA grade indication. The problem will be readily corrected.
Did you know that any beef with black in the color can, and is, sold as ‘Angus’ beef?
Yes, that does include Holstein dairy cattle!
Back when I attended Virginia Tech, the meat that got delivered to the dining halls had the following message stamped on the outside of the boxes:
“USDA - Beef - Fit For Human Consumption”
The certification of angus includes that it will have a good degree of marbling and a good grain of it. It is separate from the normal USDA grading scheme. Looking at the certified angus criteria, it appears the beef would have to be at least the equivalent of “choice” to be labeled as such.
We need Senate Bill S510 to save us from this travesty
/sarc
I’ve wondered about this.
We don’t even know if it’s “Angus” or whatever.
Since the grocers know that the consumer will pay more for “Angus” they may cheat a little.
A local fresh seafood market owner went to jail for selling as fresh caught local seafood stuff that came frozen from Vietnam and China................
It would not surprise me if the meats labeled domestic “Angus” was Argentinian imports..................
Go Vegan, no more problem /s
Seriously.
You allow a sticker placed on a steak by the United States Government to dictate your purchasing decsions?
And where is it in the constitution that says the government even has the authority to “grade” beef?
Sheesh.