Save Mart Supermarkets Removes Lean Finely Trimmed Beef from Ground Beef Products

Modesto, Calif., March 27, 2012 – Save Mart Supermarkets will remove Lean Finely Trimmed Beef from all its ground meat products in all Save Mart, Lucky, S-Mart Foods, FoodMaxx, and Maxx Value Foods stores. 

Though Lean Finely Trimmed Beef is known to be a safe process endorsed by the USDA, we want to be responsive to increasing consumer concerns.  Until all our ground beef can be produced without LFTB, concerned customers can select ground beef from Organic Prairie, Harris Ranch, or Laura’s which contains no lean finely trimmed beef.  Current ground beef products in our stores with LFTB have never been produced with ammonium hydroxide.

The stores of Save Mart Supermarkets are committed to providing high quality meat products that are both nutritious and delicious.  Our meat specialists are always available to answer consumer questions on quality, preparation, and proper selection.