What do you think about carbon dioxide in our meat packaging?

Question

It makes red meat stay looking fresh and retain it's red color almost indefinitely. Do you think that is a form of deception? The meat could be rotten and still look fresh.

SORRY I meant CARBON MONOXIDE

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/19/AR2006021901101.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-02-21-carbon-monoxide-meat_x.htm

and furthermore, if it's so harmless, why is our gov't cracking down on it, and why don't most other countries use it? yeah that's right

Answer 1

I wouldnt worry about it.
there is also artificial growth hormones, pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, tranquilisers, innoculations & animal hormones.

They sometimes also spray the meat with liquids similar to bleach/chlorine & hydrocholoric acid to stop it going off too soon

I often wondered why my farmer friends wouldnt eat meat they produced themselves.

Answer 2

replace mild bulbs with the capability saving mild bulbs, replace your aircon filter out on a time-honored foundation-like till now it gets fairly grimy,get a blanket cover for you warm water heater-approx 20.money at any keep like Lowes or homestead Depot, get a programmable thermostat and set somewhat cooler in the winter and somewhat warmer in the summertime and keep it set,--one and all of those issues hassle-free to do yet heavily shrink the CO emissions which reason worldwide warming.

Answer 3

the experation date is what you need to be looking at.
they aren't trying to fool people by selling bad meat, just improve the look, and there is nothing wrong with that.
They put carbon dioxide in pop, and people drink that.

Answer 4

NO, it's not indefinite. And CO2 is in the air we exhale. It's not like it's radioactive!

This just reminds me to check the expiration date, not go by how it looks!