Mo, You have to know that the first stop for that meat was not the grocery store. I get meat from a supplier that supplies grocery stores. It cuts out the middle man. Most people have NO clue that when their chicken comes to the store its frozen and then the grocer unthaws it then you take it home and re freeze it. Some of the practices that go on drive me crazy! Its likely that the sirloin was not properly cooled during transport or while at the store. When a small amount of bacteria is on the outside of a sirloin and then it gets ground up it multiplies like crazy. Did you ever watch the dateline story on how eggs are handled in the stores ect? It pretty much sums up some of the other food problems we have. Thats also why i buy from some local people:) I do not buy any of my dog's meat from the grocery store. Rebecca Little Peakes Brook German Shepherds http://sites.centralpets.com/mammals/peakesbrookgsd/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen" <murk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 5:17 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Scared of raw > It was ground that morning in the store.....and it was ground sirloin. Mo > Personally I would have been very scared to eat the meat you >> made the meatballs from too. Some of the stuff sits on grocery store >> shelves far too long. > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ============================================================================ > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================