Meat Eaters Guide: Methodology - Environmental Working Group
Meat Eaters Guide: Methodology - Environmental Working Group
Meat Eaters Guide: Methodology - Environmental Working Group
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<strong>Meat</strong> <strong>Eaters</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>: <strong>Methodology</strong><br />
Assumptions and Data:<br />
1. Virtually all muscle cuts of beef are fresh (never frozen)<br />
Processed beef products are generally made from previously frozen cuts<br />
More than half of ground beef is frozen<br />
Source: Telephone conversation with JBS July 30, 2010<br />
2. 1994-96 and 1998 Beef Intake:<br />
Source: USDA/ERS researchers Davis and Lin, 2005, citing USDA 1994-96 and 1998 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals<br />
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Full Citation:<br />
Davis, C .G . and Lin, B-H . Factors Affecting U.S. Beef Consumption / LDP-M-135-02<br />
Economic Research Service/ USDA . Available: http://ddr.nal.usda.gov/bitstream/10113/41246/1/CAT31061084.pdf . Accessed<br />
8/19/2010 .<br />
Pork Ratios<br />
Frozen………….……………………………………….. 62%<br />
Fresh……………………………………………………. 38%<br />
Assumptions and Data:<br />
1. The vast majority of pork is processed; pork is generally frozen before processing.<br />
Source: Telephone conversation with JBS July 30, 2010<br />
2. 1994-96 and 1998 Pork Intake:<br />
The 1994-96 and 1998 CSFII data indicate that 38 percent of the pork consumed in the U .S . was fresh and 62 percent processed .<br />
Source: Davis, Christopher G . and Lin, Biing-Hwan . 2005b . “Factors Affecting U .S . Pork<br />
Consumption .” Electronic Outlook Report from the Economic Research Service, Report<br />
No . LDP-M-130-01 . Available online at the USDA-ERS web site, accessed September 7,<br />
2010: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/LDP/may05/ldpm13001/ldpm13001.pdf .<br />
Chicken Ratios<br />
Fresh………….……………………………………….. 60%<br />
Frozen………….……………………………………… 40%<br />
Source: Telephone conversation with National Chicken Council August 12, 2010<br />
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