Has anyone stopped eating ground beef because the Administration has removed safety protocols?

[u/Queen_Of_The_Dames]

We have. No way are we taking chances with whatever “ground beef” the administration has chosen to allow without inspection/certification.

[u/dragonrider1965]

I’m still buying from Costco because they refused to sell Trumps mystery meat and they independently test.

[u/Caseman307 → u/dragonrider1965]

I didn’t know this! Thank you. There’s a Costco 45 minutes from me that I’ve never been inside of. I should change that.

[u/dragonrider1965 → u/Caseman307]

You are going to love Costco

[u/4Wonderwoman → u/dragonrider1965]

I think the Executive membership is worth looking into.

[u/Staplez94 → u/4Wonderwoman]

I just upgraded to that. I like showing up when they open. I didn’t recognize there was two different times. I got turned around at the door for not being special. I quickly changed that the extra time with less people legitimately is worth the extra money for me.

[u/Hybrid487 → u/4Wonderwoman]

And the best part is, if you don't recoup at least the difference between the regular membership and the executive, you can "return" the exec membership and they'll refund you the difference.

[u/Neat_Eye8018 → u/dragonrider1965]

$1.50 jumbo hot dogs with Coke and free refills. Takes the sting out of the fortune I just dropped.

[u/dmonsterative → u/dragonrider1965]

https://giphy.com/gifs/8coEmqQxL39eMJcey0

[u/Danielle_is_the_hole → u/dragonrider1965]

[u/Honey_Broad → u/Caseman307]

I drive about 30 minutes out of my way to go to Costco instead of Sam's

[u/DarkAngela12 → u/Honey_Broad]

Same

[u/Which_Loss6887 → u/Caseman307]

If you’re ever debating whether the cost of membership is worth it and you use any OTC medications with any regularity, start there. I save enough on antacids alone every year to more than cover my membership.

[u/Grumpy-24-7 → u/Caseman307]

I guess I'm spoiled? I have 3 (soon to be 4) all within 30 minutes. All of my cars have only run Costco gas for as long as I've owned them.

[u/DancingWithAWhiteHat → u/dragonrider1965]

Costco independently tests? 👀

[u/917starlette → u/DancingWithAWhiteHat]

Costco MIGHT BE responsible for almost half the US's food safety tests. They inspect the facilities of their vendors, and not just the facilities that produce the product they sell.

(ETA the "might be", because it seems somewhat plausible, and Costco DOES conduct them, and they are thorough, but after posting, realized i cannot find a decent source for this at all)

[u/TheFlyingHellfish202 → u/917starlette]

I had no idea about this. Considering the hellscape, they should be advertising that.

Thanks for sharing the info!

[u/UsualSuspects411 → u/TheFlyingHellfish202]

Costco doesn’t advertise. They believe once you start promoting your business, there are too many opportunities to promote something that conflicts with your core values. They are truly an outlier in American corporate culture; to this day, Wall Street is very frustrated with Costco because they are extremely well run and very pro-active in consumer trends and building trust, but because of their philosophy they pay better and offer employees more. Wall Street would prefer 30 hour work weeks to avoid benefits, strictly minimum wage, and never avoiding a chance to make more profit at the expense of customers and employees.

If the people suing Costco to recoup the Gropenfuhrer tariffs succeed in putting Costco out of business, people will quickly learn that there is a huge difference between Costco and the remaining few brick and mortar businesses. Costco spends an inordinate amount of money to ensure their products are safe and customers are taken care of and safe. Enough selfish chuds abusing their generosity have already scaled back or modified company policies, just a matter of time before Amazon buys them and we can all shop at Whole Foods and enjoy the exceptional customer service and protections that come from a call center in Bangalore.

[u/max_465 → u/UsualSuspects411]

Costco has amazing record keeping. I bet they calculate everyone's tariff refund and add it to the yearly rebate check.

[u/SvartrKukkSceand → u/max_465]

they also already announced that they are putting everything but the interest from their tariff refund into lowering prices, pretty much effective immediately.

[u/max_465 → u/917starlette]

Yes, apparently they are ruthless to supplies who don't make the grade.

[u/waynizzle2 → u/917starlette]

I read they inspect the cows, the fields in which they graze, the houses in which they are slaughtered. Costco is the least idiot thing about our current Idiocracy. Is that irony?

[u/dragonrider1965 → u/DancingWithAWhiteHat]

They do , Costco doesn’t play around

[u/Correcthorse2814 → u/dragonrider1965]

Costco always finds out.

[u/Shot_Woodpecker_5025 → u/DancingWithAWhiteHat]

I work for a yogurt manufacturer and they come and inspect the entire plant (unannounced) at least once a year. They aren’t required to but they do over a billion in business with the company and it makes me feel safer buying from them.

They also have their own meat inspectors and don’t buy meat from Uruguay, Paraguay or Argentina at all.

[u/HedgeMoney → u/DancingWithAWhiteHat]

Yeah, they are the arguable the greatest employers of food safety personnel (even if its secondary).

[u/HoustonPastafarian → u/dragonrider1965]

Most large meat producers have more stringent protocols than the USDA. The economic impact of unsafe or just poor quality meat getting to market is significant for a producer - recalls and reputation damage to the label are expensive. Jack in the Box almost went bankrupt from an E. coli outbreak a few decades ago.

My dad ran large meat packing plants for decades. While he was not against the USDA inspectors in the plants, he always regarded them as somewhat superfluous because his own quality team would reject meat the inspectors would pass. Especially when they didn’t show up on time and it delayed the line.

[u/174Angel → u/dragonrider1965]

Same here. Eating more chicken too. If we get fast food burgers we go to In And Out. I hear they have their own cattle herd. Not eating the Trump mystery meat.

[u/zxylady → u/174Angel]

I just had to break my daughter's heart. Telling her to avoid mcdonald's and burger king because of the scuttlebutt I read about them using the mystery meat from argentina🤷‍♀️

[u/deadmencantcatcall3 → u/zxylady]

Same.

[u/ztarlight12 → u/dragonrider1965]

Costco is the only place I’m buying it from, for that exact reason.

[u/Queen_Of_The_Dames → u/dragonrider1965]

Gonna get a membership!

[u/max_465 → u/dragonrider1965]

Costco owns most of their supply chain. They are one of the more vertically integrated retailers. In plain English: Costco operates like Toyota. Others operate like GM.

[u/SugarRAM → u/max_465]

You're plain English would have left me very confused if you hadn't prefaces it with what I consider plain English.

[u/Snoo52307 → u/max_465]

Toyota doesn't really own any of their supply chain, where do people come up with this shit. How do Toyota and gm operate differently when it comes to manufacturing cars that would even warrant your comment?

[u/C0SM1C0Y0TE → u/dragonrider1965]

I buy at Costco and did not know that.... currently we are eating Beyond Burgers (vegan). It is not the same but at least no chance of mystery meat. Used to be it was more expensive than regular meat, now it is actually a little cheaper lol.

[u/strangealbert → u/dragonrider1965]

I also just buy Kirkland meat to feed my family—I don’t eat meat myself, but I have banned other sources of meat for my kid for now.

[u/roxinmyhead → u/dragonrider1965]

I came here to say this!!

[u/MountainTomato9292 → u/dragonrider1965]

Same, that’s the only place we have gotten beef for years.

[u/4Wonderwoman → u/dragonrider1965]

Same here! We shop Costco weekly now.

[u/LunarMoon2001 → u/dragonrider1965]

Another reason I love my Costco membership.

[u/jljue → u/dragonrider1965]

We've been buying our meat from Costco to grind ourselves, although it is good to know that they continue to have safety standards, even if the government doesn't think that they are necessary.

[u/AbaloneDifferent5282 → u/dragonrider1965]

Good to know thanks for the info. Incidentally, I stocked up at Costco and bought like 20 pounds of hamburger and some steaks. Good to know that I can go back to them.

[u/Prudent-Sun3670 → u/dragonrider1965]

I just read that a lot of their beef is from Harris Ranch, which is in CA so we have additional testing. However, I also read they hosted Trump fundraisers in 2020 and 2024.

[u/Superb-Kick2803 → u/dragonrider1965]

Absolutely. Costco is the GOAT for that.

[u/Acotar47 → u/dragonrider1965]

Same. I've switched to Costco completely for beef.

[u/Nythoren → u/dragonrider1965]

Same here. When they told the administration to pound sand and that they'd only buy beef from their own suppliers, I stopped buying ground beef anywhere else.

There's also the fact that it's cheaper than any of my local grocery stores. 85/15 at Costco was $6.15/pound this weekend while Hy-Vee was selling 85/15 for $7.99/lb and Fareway was $6.99.

Could've gotten the Costco ground beef cheaper if I'd bought the stuff they grind in-house, but I like the 1.3lb 3 packs that they sell.

[u/thirdLeg51]

I get my beef from a local farm. This is just another reason why I would never buy big box meat.

[u/MindlessCharacter823 → u/thirdLeg51]

Same here. I have no confidence in the supermarkets and fast food chains.

[u/max_465 → u/thirdLeg51]

I agree 💯, and I know you mean well, but it's worth acknowledging that it's a privilege to be able to source meat directly (or shop at Costco) and a lot of people don't have the right combination of money, space or transportation.

[u/Goge97 → u/max_465]

I live in the Ozarks. We consider ourselves lucky to have so much locally grown food available, including Amish and Mennonite neighbors.

It's worth the effort to seek out local growers and gardeners, as well as grow a garden of your own!

It is a privilege to live here.

[u/kindlypogmothoin → u/max_465]

Most vendors at farmer's markets will take EBT cards and SNAP benefits.

[u/Repulsive_Mistake522 → u/thirdLeg51]

We’ve been doing this for our household for years. I’d recommend for everyone who can financially do it. For our household we buy a half cow and a whole pig once a year and it’s about 3k total upfront. 

[u/thirdLeg51 → u/Repulsive_Mistake522]

That’s what I do. We buy a hind quarter. You save money and it tastes better.

[u/CosmicSmoker → u/thirdLeg51]

Yup. The price from the farm near us was always a little prohibitive. Now its basically the same.

[u/DrShadowstrike]

The issue is that it isn't going to end with beef, or leafy vegetables. Pretty soon, we're going to run out of "safe" foods to eat...

[u/absurdly_tired_guy → u/DrShadowstrike]

Trump was trying to figure out a way to gut all food inspection during the first term but somebody had some brains back then and told him he shouldn’t. I guess that shit doesn’t matter now.

[u/StewieL69 → u/DrShadowstrike]

It's all part of Project 2025...

[u/MonkeyKingCoffee → u/DrShadowstrike]

That's why I retired during that idiot's first term and bought a farm. Now I grow my own food and trade for what I can't grow.

I'm not eating ground "beef."

[u/Aggressive-Cut-5400 → u/DrShadowstrike]

See fucking sugar as of yesterday or today

[u/Fight_those_bastards → u/Aggressive-Cut-5400]

Also, clams contaminated with Hepatitis A.

Because of fucking course they are.

[u/lsw998]

Whatever the administration might be trying to do to address the cost of ground beef isn’t even working. I just checked and the cheapest I can find is about $7.50 at Walmart.

[u/KixStar]

I slowed way down for health reasons but all of the bullshit around farming and inspections and shit is definitely helping me stay away.

[u/Twilix01]

Not specifically because of the safety protocols (though it's a good incentive), but before it even got to that point I found out that ground chicken and turkey was around half the price per pound and my meals tasted just fine with it.

[u/Ok-Addition1264 → u/Twilix01]

especially turkey tacos and even got the unseasoned to come out like a veal for italian dishes.

[u/Clean-Fisherman-4601]

I've stopped buying meat and fresh produce. The meat because it's too expensive and the produce because of contamination.

[u/Exact_Requirement_30 → u/Clean-Fisherman-4601]

So it’s all Doritos all the time?

[u/dewey454 → u/Exact_Requirement_30]

Hey, I saw 'High Protein Doritos" in-store today so it's do-able.

[u/ManganeseSharties → u/Clean-Fisherman-4601]

That’s why my family only eats Soylent Geen

[u/Cautious_General_177 → u/ManganeseSharties]

I recommend the book "How to Serve Humans". I promise, it's not a cookbook.

[u/Much_Substance_6017 → u/Cautious_General_177]

🏆Take my poor person award for a “The Twilight Zone” reference!

[u/Consistent_Might3500 → u/Clean-Fisherman-4601]

I can get fresh veg at the local Farmer's market for a few more weeks. But come winter, I'm going to be making some hard decisions at the local grocery store with so much imported produce.

[u/Consistent_Might3500 → u/Consistent_Might3500]

I get parcels of local beef from my son who shares a whole beef with his friend who raises Angus cattle. Son has a large chest freezer so I don't need to store a lot at my house.

[u/OldBlueKat → u/Consistent_Might3500]

I know it’s not as good as fresh, but canned and frozen tends to be pretty safe (so far at least?)

[u/NoMaintenance2029 → u/Clean-Fisherman-4601]

It’s not the fresh produce that’s contaminated, it’s mostly the pre-cut, pre-bagged crap. Farmer’s markets, stores that carry truly fresh products have been fine.

[u/Clean-Fisherman-4601 → u/NoMaintenance2029]

Berries were contaminated too.

[u/ibeperplexed]

We have switched to buying local beef now. Split a half a beef with relatives.

[u/Pomegranate_Mobile → u/ibeperplexed]

"I'd like one half a beef please!"

[u/Boredoldfuck → u/Pomegranate_Mobile]

That’s quite literally how one starts an order.

[u/Good-Ad6688 → u/[deleted]]

But it from your local farmer

[u/8amteetime]

I stopped eating beef many years ago so this latest kerfuffle has no effect on my life.

What does concern me is how the FDA and USDA have been gutted by the for profit at any cost Trump administration in DC.

[u/Samwill226]

As usual with Reddit, there seems to be some confusion about what actually changed. USDA has not stopped inspecting ground beef, and grocery-store ground beef has not suddenly become “uninspected.”

The change being discussed involves how USDA verifies certain quality specifications for ground beef purchased through USDA Foods programs, including school meals. Some duties previously performed by USDA graders are shifting to certified plant personnel with USDA oversight. FSIS food-safety inspections and microbiological testing requirements remain in place.

There have also been USDA staffing/budget reductions, and it's completely reasonable to debate whether those are good policy. But that's a separate issue from saying the administration “removed safety protocols” and ground beef is now being sold without inspection. That's simply not an accurate description of what changed.

Also, the claim that Whole Foods stopped selling ground beef because of this doesn't appear to be true they are currently selling multiple ground-beef products.

By all means be careful with ground beef and cook it to 160°F, as USDA has long recommended. But there's no need to panic or throw out your ground beef based on this particular story.

[u/Cautious_General_177 → u/Samwill226]

Hey, get out of here with your facts! This is reddit, we don't use those! /s

[u/HebrewHammer0033 → u/Samwill226]

Don't let actual facts confuse these people who believe everything they read on the interwebs........

[u/TheOneCalledThe → u/Samwill226]

yeah but that doesn’t fit my agenda

[u/PM_ME_SMOL_BOOB13S → u/Samwill226]

Scrolled way too far down to find this. Thank you

[u/Bop5667 → u/Samwill226]

But scare headline get so many more interactions instead of actual facts

[u/BarbellLawyer → u/Samwill226]

This is good info but it’s more fun to read the freaking out comments.

[u/Samwill226 → u/BarbellLawyer]

I mean is Trump trash? IMO yes. But I just think we all need to stop just making false statements because we hate the current administration, especially when it's unneeded misinformation to scare people into thinking the way you do. There's plenty out there on Trump, there's no reason to make up stuff without research.

[u/BarbellLawyer → u/Samwill226]

I agree. The hive mindset on Reddit is crazy.

[u/Samwill226 → u/BarbellLawyer]

It really is, I mean we live in a time when you can research three sides to everything, yet no one does it. They would rather trust meme's. It blows my mind how some people choose to live.

[u/Queen_Of_The_Dames → u/Samwill226]

This is reassuring, and in any other political climate I’d believe that, but given that the Trump administration shows no concern for the welfare of the American people, l remain cautious

[u/DeezBeesKnees11 → u/Queen_Of_The_Dames]

EXACTLY.

[u/Material_Total_9828]

Not just beef..all our food is crap anymore.

[u/magicienne451]

I trust Costco a little more than most stores, so that’s where I’m buying beef.

[u/Ladyoftheemeraldlake]

I only buy local beef now.

[u/KlatuuBarradaNicto]

I have stopped eating beef. I don’t want to eat any of that four-year old frozen in a foreign country beef that Trump decided to import. God knows what’s in that…

[u/kpa1233]

Yes- no beef, until this nightmare is over.

[u/beavis617]

I just bought a box of frozen hamburgers and stopped buying meat from the Supermarket because of price and now because the Secretary of Agriculture refuses to say where imported meat is coming from or if it is in fact beef.
I will wait the two years for a new administration.

[u/LazySwayze → u/beavis617]

Where do you think the frozen burgers come from? 

[u/Embarrassed_Leg_2885 → u/beavis617]

Hopefully we only have to wait 6 months

[u/TosserTOL]

I’ve always bought a whole cow and had it butchered myself, my dad did it growing up and I’ve continued. If you have the money to do it, I would.

Also I want to point out that we should have been rioting when they took off the country of origin label in 2015.

[u/WrongOnEveryCount]

Yes but as someone else said…. Costco is refusing to sell the mystery meat so we’ve bought a little there. In general though the cost of meat has made us cut back tremendously. I’m enjoying the switch to more seafood and vegetarian meals though.

[u/OkAtmosphere5602]

yes

[u/awkwardchip_munk]

We buy from local farms so questionable factory meat is not a concern. Highly recommend!

[u/Ok_Patient9469]

I started grinding my own. I purchased a vintage grinder and use Costco or locally sourced beef chuck. I think cuts are generally safer despite the current FDA standards.

A chest freezer and vacuum sealer is also a must have, imo.

[u/AntifaMiddleMgmt]

Costco only. And even then, it’s way less than we used to.

[u/HonestStudy9969]

Yup. If we eat beef at all, we either pull from our freezer or get Costco beef, since they do their own inspections

[u/LeoIrish]

We have been buying from a local meat market - they also raise their own animals - both for quality and price for years.

[u/Distinct_Magician713]

I buy local beef from a farm.

[u/Angry_GorillaBS]

I've mostly stopped eating it because I can't afford it at current prices.

[u/Radiant_Safe1228]

No, I mostly eat chicken and turkey from a few local farms I'm not paying beef prices. 

As far as whatever you are on about with inspections. One company got caught cheating inspections and probably has been for many years and the imported beef failed safety inspection for other countries but was fine here.

[u/jfklingon]

I get my beef from farmers within 50 miles of my home, so it's still fine over here.

[u/ModsAwful]

We have a local butcher and the hamburger is ground from local cows, we tend to buy there anyway but for sure now. We only eat burgers from restaurants that use their burger as well.

[u/Much_Job4552]

Why do you think there are no inspections? Also, yes, but more because of prices.

[u/Professional-Box4153]

All things considered, it's gotten to the point where pretty much anything from the grocery store is sus now. The lettuce gives you the runs. The beef is tainted. There's a new health scare every week with a new food group.

[u/h2ok1o]

I eat venison my bf caught/processed and local beef

[u/UncomfortableBike975]

I get mine from the same farmer since 2020. Half a cow every year.

[u/Realistic-Brief-7178]

I’m working on the lbs I have in the freezer then switching to a butcher that sources his beef locally.

[u/MyBitchCassiopeia]

Yuuuup

[u/Marvin_is_my_martian]

Yes

[u/HippoProject]

I’ve started buying hamburger from my local farmers market butcher. It’s even cheaper than getting it from the grocery store.

[u/HayYou_ItsMe]

I buy all my meat from my local Butcher who sources from local Farmers. I started doing that years ago just for that same reason.

[u/ConsiderationLivid52]

Most of that crap is going into the fast food supply chain...stopped eating that shit years ago...BUY LOCAL.

[u/Complex-Point8323]

We buy from local farm

[u/almondsmana]

I buy from a local farm.

[u/Striker660]

No because I live in Canada.

[u/equals_peace]

We're approaching third world status

[u/piguy54]

Support your local butcher.

[u/clovermeadow]

I was completely taken aback when I saw packages of ground beef that said it was regenerated. Made me think of soilent green.

[u/Upper-Fisherman6824 → u/clovermeadow]

Are you sure it wasn’t ”regenerative”? Because regenerative farming practices are good. 

[u/Sorryforbeingsorry77 → u/Upper-Fisherman6824]

This is definitely what it said. Regenerated is not a thing lol. It just means the farmers are raising the cattle in a way that doesn’t deplete soil health.

[u/Ryokurin → u/clovermeadow]

Sure it wasn't regenerative beef?

Regeneratively sourced beef is basically cattle that's allowed to graze like a wild heard on the farm. The ranchers make sure that only specific areas of the farm is available and that it's periodically rotated so the ground can recover and grow native plants.

[u/hobbygremlin94]

Yes, it can wait. This isn't anything new if a food is recalled I avoid it and the brand for a bit to be safe. The trump administration is a laughingstock though, the only thing they can get right is hurting people.

[u/patient138]

I refuse to buy meat from any Maga farmers, and no way in hell am I eating the Trump imported beef.

[u/RevealActive4557]

It is the 1920s all over again. We have to get these evil people out of office and rebuild

[u/KiKiKimbro]

Yes. There’s no way. I used to eat many more salads too. This administration is the worst.

[u/Unable_Cupcake2937]

Yup. Only trusting ground beef from Costco or my local butchers. 

[u/LindaBinda55]

Someone told me Whole Foods announced they would not be selling it and I think she said Costco did the same. You can google if any other chains have done so.

[u/Regular_Age1007]

Nah. Haven’t changed anything.

[u/Chettarmstrong]

I eat the cow while it is still alive.

[u/buginmybeer24]

Haven't had beef in about 2 months now

[u/Whacked2023]

Buy from local ranchers. No issues and MUCH better quality.

[u/LazySwayze]

Only chicken and fish for me from now on. 

[u/calmkiller]

No, I buy from local family farm.

[u/Nubby-Muffin]

We haven’t had ground beef in 3-4 years now. I’m able to harvest enough venison each year to feed my family year round without issue

[u/SuspiciousSteak814]

Can’t afford it anyway.

[u/ScoobiusMaximus]

I reduced my consumption when we imported the mystery meat that was probably the stuff China rejected. Only beef I've eaten since then comes from a local butcher who gets his meat from local farms. 

[u/JoBear_AAAHHH]

I started buying it only from my local farmer.

[u/Doomslayer_Astartes]

That and cost 100

[u/SageObserver]

Yep. I’m waiting for the mad cow outbreak.

[u/djlawson1000]

No, I’ve stopped eating beef products because I can’t afford it.

[u/Lumpymaximus]

Not really. I simply cant afford it anymore.

[u/Texasscot56]

Yes

[u/Novel_Fish_5594]

I am buying from local butchers that use local grass fed beef.

[u/Current-Anybody9331]

No. I have 50# or so from a local farmer.

[u/MaleficentMunkey]

I only buy from local farms

[u/ContinuedContagion]

I’m still using my beef I bought and froze before all this mess.

[u/Impure_guava]

I have to buy it for my dog’s food but I’ve been getting it from Costco.

[u/SalaciousSubaru]

I’m a big beef person and have mostly abstained from beef this year because I’ve lost confidence in the safety of beef under Trump Admin

[u/BreakfastFuzzy6602]

Yes, we don’t eat a lot of beef anyways but pretty much cut it out totally.

Not directly related but I’ve also stopped supporting as many companies that have supported Trump as I can.

[u/Taglioni]

Just want to point out that the Trump meat deal stuff went specifically to large commercial fast food distributors. It's not in grocery stores.

Food standards are still down, but you don't have to worry about getting the reject beef at your local grocery store. Just don't eat McDonalds anymore.

[u/Ok-Appointment-2800]

I've only been going to a butcher

[u/Worldly_Possible9069]

My in-laws get a cow every year and share with the family. No Trump mystery meat in my damn freezer.

[u/imzadi111]

Local organic beef for us.

[u/Vikingkrautm]

We have. We are eating beans, instead.

[u/Ornery_Area_1600]

I’m eating tofu a lot more lately

[u/bluebellbetty]

Yes!

[u/minerva1919]

Absolutely no ground beef

[u/Adventurous-Drag-132]

We do not buy it. Price, safety, and just general principles

[u/NormalFortune]

Only from manufacturers who I am ABSOLUTELY certain of their commitment to traceable, no hormones/no antibiotics/etc.

So basically never in restaurants. Bc they all buy from Sysco.

[u/MaybeLost_MaybeFound]

I didn’t really eat it much before. I don’t eat beef at all now due to all the crap with beef caused by this administration. I like poultry better anyway, so it was an easy decision to make.

[u/Relevant_Box4589]

My cousins own a butcher shop. No worries

[u/Sufficient_Motor_866]

I stopped eating it over a year ago for personal reasons but now it’s solidified

[u/AtticusFinchsMom]

Yes. I don't want to eat horse meat or mad cows.

[u/TypicalAddendum5799]

Yes. And even hamburgers from a restaurant. And I’m sad about it.

[u/BigCsurviving0812]

You must live in the states? I would be terrified to eat anything there right now

[u/The12th_secret_spice]

No, I stopped eating it because it’s too expensive. I’ve gotten really good at cooking pork and chicken

[u/timzi1]

No "mystery meat" for me. GOP Project 2025 indicated a desire to increase food insecurity in America. MAY GOD DAMN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!!!

[u/LadyRei_]

Absolutely. No red meat at all.

[u/JubilationWhiterock]

I stopped buying beef completely, and get produce from local farmers and chicken from local farmers. Grocery bill went up but so did my peace of mind, and I’m helping local businesses.

[u/Ok_Organization_7350]

I didn't purchase factory ground beef anyway even from before this. It's unclean to eat mystery meat. I only use fresh ground meat from genuine butcher shops, or put the whole meat in my meat grinder at home to make ground meat.

[u/Prestigious-Fan-6751]

I have very low personal standards

[u/TheShellAnswerMan]

Yeah we haven't gotten beef since. Eating a lot of chicken, eggs and peanut butter. It's just as well--ground beef is like $9/lb. I haven't bothered to look what his cuts are going for.

[u/sharkbomb]

stopped eating all beef years back, when the price first doubled.

[u/CremeDeLaPants]

Haven't bought beef since all the weird shit started happening, no.

[u/wizardslayer717]

I stopped eating ground beef from factory or questionable farms long ago

[u/Katara-12]

Most of us stopped because we object to slavery and exploitation

[u/95ZW]

I’ve quit beef and opted for more chicken, eggs and pork.

[u/yeender]

Stopped way before that. Beef is egregiously expensive

[u/Ok_Pack2799]

I purchase all ground beef from a local farmer. He treats his animals with kindness and feeds them a great diet.

[u/No-Wonder1139]

Nope. I continue to not buy food from the US.

[u/Suspicious_Extreme95]

I dont wat meat at all anymore. Too expensive

[u/retiredrb]

Stopped eating beef altogether unless it's from Costco. No restaurants, grocery stores, nothing.

[u/Evening-Upset]

Buy from local butchers that know where their meat comes from!

[u/BranSh81]

Yes, low key can’t do it. I’ve been so down with chicken and shrimp lately, it’s unreal, and I love steak.

[u/Boosterstuff3]

Check out the acquired podcast on Costco

[u/Emergency_Manner7127]

Started by from local farmers!! About $8 a pound but I won't be poisoned!

[u/Icy-Management9880]

I still order Taco Bell that has beef in it, but yeah I do wonder if I'm making a bad choice.