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A Tour of McDonald's Horrifying Mechanized Meat Factories

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madog
05/04/09

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Metal detectors are extremely common, if not mandated, for food factories. Machines break all the time and can get into the product.
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ThisCharmingMan
05/04/09

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And people ask why I'm a vegetarian...
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mclark2112
05/04/09

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I have toured may of he meat packing plants in the Philly area. All were very clean and interesting to watch. Even saw them making scrapple and hot dogs. I eat it all, and have no problem with it. This video in no way is repulsive, it made me hungry!
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
05/04/09

@mclark2112: Mmmmmmm, scrapple. Tell me, have you seen the inside of Shangrala, A.K.A the Taylor Meat plant? Birthplace of ambrosia, the pork roll?
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jacobestes
05/04/09

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This video is a joke.

When he talks about testing for safety, it shows a man measuring a frozen patty with calipers as if it could be too big and someone could get hurt.

They didn't speak about the grade of meat that comes in, how lean it is, anything.
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polishedturd
05/04/09

@jacobestes: ....did you really expect them to?

For chrissakes, it mickey d's. There's no way I could've afforded to drop a grand on my tele if it wasn't for their cheap, dirty food.

How I love it so.
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KEVINMC
05/04/09

@polishedturd:

No kidding! No one expects Fillet Mignon to be used in making big macs. I'm just glad it's really beef, and not soylent green! Or so they say...
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
05/04/09

@KEVINMC: I'm sure there is some filet mingnon cuttings mixed in with it. Great, now I'm MORE hungry for burgers.
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bandarkf
05/04/09

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Of course it's made that way. Im actually very impressed at the cleanliness and attention paid by the factory. It makes me want to eat at McDonald's even more. Supposedly their meat is even better that what most people eat at home. Just because it's done by a big machine doesn't mean its gross. It actually means more centralization and better quality control.

and you suppose the coke you drink and frozen foods you eat are made in a more pretty fashion? what about the gum and candy? and the chickens in the chicken farms!

God bless mass production.
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
05/04/09

@bandarkf: My Coke is prepared by the local pharmacist, then given to the Soda Jerk to mix before I drink it. And that's the way I likst it!
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crsh1976
05/04/09

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No matter how gross it may seem, seeing even the most humane slaughterhouse would turn a stomach upside down. Most of us naively forgot and have no idea how food gets to our plate.
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
05/04/09

@crsh1976: I've seen No Country For Old Men.

But seriously, I've lived on a farm for most of my life. My parents used to raise a head of beef every year and had it butchered. Wasn't that bad except my Mom won't eat veal anymore....
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TheWoolMonster
05/04/09

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How else did you think a dead chopped up, minced up cow would look? I'd be interested to see anyone make a burger from start to finish look any better. All things considered, the process doesn't look half bad. If you can't handle the fact your Bic Mac moo'd once upon a time, and it's name was Jersey, then maybe u shouldn't be eating it in the first place :)
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
05/04/09

@TheWoolMonster: Wait. In college my nickname was Jersey. That's why my website is named JerseyCam. I've mooed before. Are you trying to kill me?!
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Kalamaty
05/04/09

@GropedByChuckECheese_GitEmStev...: Would you be delicious?
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
05/04/09

@Kalamaty: I have been told I don't taste bad. And I do bite my own lip more than normal people. Perhaps I am delicious....
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LordGriffin
05/04/09

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I don't even LIKE McDonalds, but watching all that meat go by is making me hungry!
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aurispector
05/04/09

@LordGriffin: I used to work in a butcher shop and that facility appears to be absolutely immaculate. I'm surprised they even use a metal detector to prevent metal bits from the machines getting into the meat. It might be an eye opener for anyone who hasn't seen meat processing before but just imagine what the slaughterhouse looks like! Everyone should kill, skin, dress and eat at least one animal by themselves. There's be a whole lot more vegetarians...
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Geisrud
05/04/09

@aurispector: This past fall, I had my arm, up to my shoulder, inside a nice big doe for the first time, as I learned how to field dress a deer. All I could think of was how good the deer sticks were gonna taste.

Mmmmm...venison...
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jeremedia
05/04/09

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What the hell is "the horribly cooks?"
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lolgreg
05/04/09

@jeremedia: That's the name of a street gang of zombie cooks.
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