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Is Slim Jim an endangered species?

Posted Jul 06 2009, 04:37 AM by Kim Peterson
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Get ready for a summer Slim Jim shortage. The New York Post reports that Slim Jim fans may be hoarding the processed meat product, and it soon could be disappearing from store shelves.

An explosion last month destroyed the only Slim Jim plant in the U.S., the Post reports. And the company that makes Slim Jims, ConAgra (CAG), hasn't produced any since then and won't do so for at least another month.

Industry analysts say that Slim Jim loyalty is very high, and that people aren't going to be OK with substitutes if the real thing is gone. That's why some fans may be hoarding the remaining supply.

Analysts tell the Post that ConAgra could produce as many as 500 million Slim Jims every year. ConAgra said it won't return to full Slim Jim production until the fall.

"The sooner, the better," writes the Post. "Yesterday one convenience store in Midtown Manhattan was still selling foot-long Slim Jims that expired in February."

A group of ConAgra workers who were injured in the accident are suing the company and two contractors, the Associated Press reports.

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Well then, thank you Cut-and-Paste king... and thank you Wikipedia for allowing this man to think he actually did some research.

What I love about Slim Jims is they support my favorite orginazation, peta. Ya know P.E.T.A. People Eating Tasty Animals. If god didn't want us to eat animals he wouldn't have made them taste so good. All hail Slim Jims, they make chicken taste better.

BO, Wikipedia wasn't my post. Do some research into the poster's entry.  

Paragraph 2, garlic powder is natural?  I've searched high and low, have yet to encounter garlic powder in nature.  Maybe in your fairy kingdom, grows on garlic trees.

Hypocracy rings a bell, loudly, paragraph 3.  Who is lecturing who??  Closed mind?

Also seems to indicate your fart smells like rose petal...NOT

BMT will take care of most of the ills you posted. Hell I've heard it may even cure AIDS!

Let's talk about cancer stick, don't sell yourself short. You're a complete idiot.

I love how people will actually waste time writing long comments, do you think it makes you fell important that you wasted all that time writng them, lol I bet your a great person to be around, hours and hours of spewing out your worthless knowledge.

Well...slim jims are definitely not healthy, but they're not the most disgusting food product America has ever produced. Btw, Leon Pardue, slim jims are worse than tofu in terms of health. Tofu is soy beans ground into a block. Slim jims are mushed up chicken (yes, chicken, and mushed up in a machine), vegetable oil, sugar, salt, and a bunch of chemical-type things with long names. I just think you should know that. You are most definitely entitled to enjoying your slim jims, but they are most definitely not healthy, and you should consider tofu as a wonderfully healthy option, if not some vegetables.

Yo Slim Jimmers, you can also put garlic powder on a sheet of wax paper, add some red pepper, and roll out a block of tofu over the spices so that it looks like a Slim Jim stick.  Yummmmmmmm ... much healthier and there is no shortage!

Want some motivation?  READ about the "chicken" in Slim Jims:

Do you know what MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN (or mechanically separated turkey, or pork) is? You may think it is just chicken that is separated mechanically, right? NOPE! It is actually the stripped carcass of the bird. Stripped as in all meat has been removed and the only thing left is the tissue, immature sex glands and bone. They take this carcass and, at a high temperature, push it through a sieve. This creates a gray past that then can be used in foods. I was appalled to learn this. I was even more appalled when I learned it is found in most pantries. For example, CAMPBELL'S CREAM OF CHICKEN, most frozen meatballs, some deli meats, just about all chicken and turkey franks, turkey bacon etc. (EDITOR'S NOTE: It is also a major component of one of my favorite comfort foods: Slim Jims.) My question: why would companies like Campbell's be using mechanically separated chicken in Cream of Chicken soup? It doesn't contain an enormous amount of chicken that Campbell's feel they need to cut corners. And shouldn't consumers be made aware of what mechanically separated chicken is? Maybe you can help get the word out. I think you will surprise MANY of your readers. (ediets.com article)

Wake Up America!

I never could acquire the taste for those things.

RT

www.be-anonymous.tk

Slim Jim's are a delicious treat, I hope they get their production on track again soon. I would hate to miss out in the event of a shortage. Also, they look somewhat similar to my nonpareil genitalia.

My fat greasy kids love 'em! http://www.FilthyRichmond.com

ART THOU BORED!?

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