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My friend Jonna had a very bitter experience with ...

2007-11-07T13:16:00.000-08:00

My friend Jonna had a very bitter experience with Hormel:

I made one of those pre-seasoned little Hormel pork roasts last night, and was disgusted when I cut into it. Not only was it tender to the point of practically being pork-flavored jello, it had these little holes that looked like air pockets, like if you sliced it thin in a deli, it would look much like Swiss cheese. It didn't smell like
regular pork while roasting, didn't taste like regular pork, the
consistency was so soft it was nasty, and the muscle tissue looked ALL wrong. I figured it was genetically-engineered, so I emailed Hormel to ask them. This is what they're doing to our pork products (not to mention, they use a chemical now to separate beef from the hide, rather than skinning it)...this is what you're eating when you eat one of their little roasts, and we wonder why we're all coming down with cancers of all kinds:

Mrs X,

Thank you for contacting us regarding Always Tender products.

The meat is not genetically engineered. The Always Tender brand was developed several years ago and it is a patented solution that is
injected into the meat for tenderizing and flavoring.

If you do not care for the texture of this item I would suggest
purchasing fresh pork such as the Natural Choice label. Any product
with the Always Tender label will be injected.

We hope you will continue to use the many Hormel Foods products
available in your area. I will be sending you some complimentary coupons for the inconvenience
this has caused.

Nancy
Consumer Response Specialist
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Needless to say, my friend wasn't happy to get coupons for more of the product she didn't like!

Customer service. That's it in a nutshell. Word ...

2007-11-07T06:52:00.000-08:00

Customer service. That's it in a nutshell. Word of mouth goes a long way in these days of blogs.

Boy I best be checking my box of brown rice cause ...

2007-11-07T06:06:00.000-08:00

Boy I best be checking my box of brown rice cause it's not in the frig. Plus I haven't made any in quite awhile. :-)

I often call companies to report good or bad produ...

2007-11-07T05:33:00.000-08:00

I often call companies to report good or bad products or services. I have never been treated badly and end up with coupons/recipes or samples.

I just passed on a recipe for cornbread that I have been baking for years to a friend taken from a Calumet baking powder booklet that I requested probably some time back in the 50s. I have many of these little treasures which not only provide great recipes, but sort of a history of my cooking life. I have some that belonged to my mom too.

Ava

Yes indeed, Wendy! Yes indeed, John! When you thin...

2007-11-07T02:57:00.000-08:00

Yes indeed, Wendy! Yes indeed, John! When you think of all the people involved, from farm to kitchen shelf, and all the opportunities to screw it up, it's totally refreshing and affirming to have it work out so fine.

A lovely encounter like that restores your faith i...

2007-11-06T22:48:00.000-08:00

A lovely encounter like that restores your faith in the system.

Don'cha just love it when the big guys come throug...

2007-11-06T20:32:00.000-08:00

Don'cha just love it when the big guys come through as they ought?