Great, you buy all of it you want. I can afford not to. It seems an awful lot of people find the process revolting and don't want it in their ground beef. Stores are responding to keep their customers.
And yes, it is filler. If it weren't they could package their "lean, finely textured beef" product up and compete with the regular stuff. And I am all for that too. If it is safe, and I have no reason to think it isn't, then Beef Products Inc. should sell it as is.
Mechanically separated chicken is pretty revolting too. I avoid stuff made of that as well. I've got no problem if you want to eat it, just let me know exactly what it is so I can make my own choice.
Did you even bother to read the article in post 9? How ABC is fighting to put this company out of business?
>>And yes, it is filler.<<
No it isn’t. It’s BEEF. It is the muscle of the cow. Not grain, not soy, not oatmeal. It’s beef. What do you think beef is? It’s the muscle of a cow.
Did you really think that the roll of beef for 1.29 was the same stuff as the Ground Chuck at 3.29? Seriously?