Tuscany Turkey Roast

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Description: Whole turkey breast pieces formed into a deli roll and seasoned with Italian inspired rub.

Ingredients: Turkey breast, plus less than 2% combined of sugar, salt and Carrageenan (seaweed). Rubbed with garlic, sugar, salt, paprika, dextrose and spice.

Pack Size: 3 roasts x 2 kg

Palette Config: L 18" x W 10.4" x H 5" (Tie 9 / High 9)

Master Case Code: 90758878180654

Claims: No soy, no gluten (wheat), no dairy (casein), no nitrites, no celery extract, no phosphates, no trans fats, only 2 grams of fat per serving

Country of origin: Ontario, Canadian and/or Michigan, USA

More details on the farm: This is a picture of Larry Smith from Grand Rapids, MI, in his barn with his turkeys.  Most producers in Canada and the USA raise turkeys in barns like this. The barns are designed to have retractable curtains on the sides in order to let in natural sunlight and fresh air when the weather is nice. The Ontario and Michigan farms that produce turkeys for Mclean products use this style of barns. Turkeys are raised free run with lots of room to roam and socialize. The barns all have straw or wood chip bedding and the birds are fed a diet of combined corn, soy meal, wheat shorts, and distiller grains. The birds travel less than 2 hours to slaughter.

Both Canada and the USA have banned the use of growth hormones in the production of poultry. Any claims made by a company that their poultry products are hormone free is misleading to the consumer because it implies that there are other Canadian producers who use growth hormones. Mclean does not make any claims regarding growth hormones for their turkeys as it is not necessary.

However, the Canadian government allows turkey producers to use Ractopamine Hydrochloride (also known as Palean). Palean is a drug that is not considered a growth hormone by Health Canada. Palean, when fed to turkeys, acts like a growth hormone because it increases the animal size and subsequently increases profits. Palean is not a permitted substance in Canada's Organic standards. In addition, 160 nations around the world (including the European Union and the Republic of China) currently ban the use of this drug. It is believed that Palean can be linked to hyperactivity, muscle breakdown and an increase in turkey mortality. Mclean Meats does not support the use of Palean in turkey production. Farms that grow turkeys for Mclean turkey products do NOT use the growth promoter Palean.