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Re:Beyond Meat CEO 'It's Just Not the Moment for Plant-Based... by ricardobayes on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @07:19AM (#47411155)
Supermarket burger patties all have nitrates to cure/preserve them which turn into nitrosamines when cooked (carcinogenic). Same goes for bacon etc. I'm actually super appalled how the agrolobby with its full-page ads was able to turn something healthy into something being viewed as chemical and unhealthy.
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Re:Beyond Meat CEO 'It's Just Not the Moment for Plant-Based... by timmmmmmay on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @08:19AM (#47411652)
you've posted this multiple times and it's not actually true. go read the ingredients list on a supermarket burger
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Re:Beyond Meat CEO 'It's Just Not the Moment for Plant-Based... by ricardobayes on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @10:34AM (#47413278)
You're right, it's more salami, hot dogs and other meat products. But you're right on burgers themselves for the most part.
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Re:Beyond Meat CEO 'It's Just Not the Moment for Plant-Based... by justin66 on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @07:37PM (#47419825)
> go read the ingredients list on a supermarket burger

Perhaps a tangent, but they're not required to list "chlorine" as an ingredient if the slaughterhouse washes the beef with bleach to kill bacteria.

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