Does anyone else see traces of what looks like cancer in beef, particularly in chuck primals. I have heard locations were needles go in for hormone/antibiotics/etc. is precisely where these growths appear. I see it at work and in other meat counters. It comes in various stages-sometimes looks really bad! Sometimes you can't see it until a day after you cut the meat. I always cut it out with a margin. What do you do?
I get that a lot too, mostly when they are BOGO. I always cut around. Sometimes it is readily visible, other times no so much. I think it is from injection sites of needles because, it is mostly in the same location every time.
went to a seminar years ago and asked why some many tumors in the culottes it was a reaction to the injections they were giving they said there were thinking about moving the injection site to the shoulder(cheaper to throw out chuck than sirloin)
doc is right, they use to be in the hips... now the chucks,
the worst ive seen was a huge mass of green guacamole looking slime...that squirted when i sliced thru it 25 yrs ago..
the whitish pasty looking injections areas, you do have to trim,,they will discolor quickly
Don't see it in the chucks anymore , now they shoot the outside round <BOTTOM FLAT> right in the heart of that sucker . IBP National and Excel do this on their bottoms. Just had a bitch session with the home office about this , usually it is when we have them on special and whole boxes will have that, they know when they pack them which ones have the problem.
Don't see it in the chucks anymore , now they shoot the outside round <BOTTOM FLAT> right in the heart of that sucker . IBP National and Excel do this on their bottoms. Just had a bitch session with the home office about this , usually it is when we have them on special and whole boxes will have that, they know when they pack them which ones have the problem.
same here. one week we had both chuck rolls and bottom rounds on sale.They both had it... I try to get credit back for quality issues like that, %60 of the time i get it.
I have gotten a some cases of chuck roll recently that all had cancer in them. And, you are right. It does sometimes take a day or two before the gross cancer appears.
Our policy is to cut out the whole section and chuck them in the garbage. No cancer going into our burger.
Unfortunately, this means losing 3 or 4 pounds of beef at a time.
We use IGP as out primary. I just wish the buyer could do something about it.
went to a seminar years ago and asked why some many tumors in the culottes it was a reaction to the injections they were giving they said there were thinking about moving the injection site to the shoulder(cheaper to throw out chuck than sirloin)
I remember when the Sirloins were this way. I got out of the biz 10 years-came back and it was chuck rolls and more prevalent
I get that a lot too, mostly when they are BOGO. I always cut around. Sometimes it is readily visible, other times no so much. I think it is from injection sites of needles because, it is mostly in the same location every time.
Don't see it in the chucks anymore , now they shoot the outside round <BOTTOM FLAT> right in the heart of that sucker . IBP National and Excel do this on their bottoms. Just had a bitch session with the home office about this , usually it is when we have them on special and whole boxes will have that, they know when they pack them which ones have the problem.
I have gotten a some cases of chuck roll recently that all had cancer in them. And, you are right. It does sometimes take a day or two before the gross cancer appears.
Our policy is to cut out the whole section and chuck them in the garbage. No cancer going into our burger.
Unfortunately, this means losing 3 or 4 pounds of beef at a time.
We use IGP as out primary. I just wish the buyer could do something about it.
Thanks for all the great replies-I might add I have seen cancer in pork also and many times it was advanced (stage IV) (green in color, disgusting). I have seen a leg of lamb or two also with cancer the past 20 years.
Im not sure if its the same thing but Ive seen n a bright green ring around it in spring lamb. Ive been told its a dirty needle Ive never heard cancer been mentioned. I doubt cancer would develop that quick in under 12 months.
So not quite sure if its just infections and cysts or not.
