Ground Beef & Turkey

[cymrudenver]

The nurse at my PCP's office who told me her Mum has celiac disease said I can't have the ground beef or turkey from the store as it will contain filler.....I thought if you bought the fresh, not frozen from the butchery counter it was just ground meat. Anyone know the answer?

[GlutenGalAZ]

A lot of the grocery stores by me have the ground beef pre-packaged. I always look at the ingredients to make sure it is okay. I have not had any problems buying ground beef (I do not buy the frozen ground beef). Jennie-O has pre-packaged ground turkey and I believe most of it is gluten free (I have not tried ground turkey). Some companies they add in spices etc so you do want to look at the ingredients.

If there is a brand you like, you can call their 800 line and double check with them. A lot of companies are very helpful (you will get the occasional not helpful place though).

I am sure someone else will comment on this topic with more info.

[lovegrov]

In the U.S., any grain added to meat MUST by USDA law be listed. Just read the label. Ground beef and turkey almost never have "filler" added.

richard

[Amyleigh0007]

I always wondered about the "natural flavor" added to the ground beef from Walmart so I emailed them a few weeks ago. They use Cargill Solutions as their meat provider. They emailed me back very quickly and said the natural flavor is a rosemary tincture and it is gluten free.

[Jenny (AZ via TX)]

Does the labeling also include pork? Thanks.

[lovegrov]

The USDA labeling law is for all raw meats. Buying raw, fresh (and frozen) meat is very easy.

richard

[Jenny (AZ via TX)]

The USDA labeling law is for all raw meats. Buying raw, fresh (and frozen) meat is very easy.

richard

Richard, thank you. This will be one less thing I have to call on!