Greying mince?

K,A+P_2

Morning all,

I have some lamb mince in the fridge, bought it monday and it goes out of date tomorrow (the 5th). I've noticed today though that it's lost it's pink colour and has gone a bit grey looking, is it still safe to eat? Was really looking forward to bolognese tonight!

Thanking you muchly

spike7451

Smell test,then cook a little bit up & eat it.If it tastes OK,then use it.Most supermarkets add a sort of dye to the meat to make it redder,the meat is also not aged as much as a traditional butcher would do so the is more blood in it.
If it's been stored correctly & smells/tastes OK then it'll be alright.

K,A+P_2

Thanks Spike! Will have something else on standby to eat, just in case!

kaya

I worked in a butchers when i left school in 1985 , mince goes brown a lot, we were told to re-mince it with some hearts to make it look nice and fresh!

K,A+P_2

Does anyone know what the dye they use in supermarket meat actually is?

Aarons_mummy

I would sniff it, I have used greyish meat before because it was still in date and smelled fine. I would only be bothered as to whether it was off or not rather than what it looked like.

spike7451

K,A+P wrote: »

Does anyone know what the dye they use in supermarket meat actually is?

Useful reading here;

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affecting-consumer-buying-with-red-meat-cosmetics-the-fresh-meat-lie

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Color_of_Meat_&_Poultry/index.asp#5