“With many people interested in where their food comes from, we wanted to show bacon lovers everywhere exactly how we make this ‘cult’ food,” says Janet Riley, senior vice president of public affairs. “Making bacon isn’t complicated, but few people have the chance to see the process. We hope this video satisfies bacon curiosity wherever it exists.”
The brochure includes more on the history of bacon, nutrition facts, some of the best quotes about bacon and where people enjoy it the most.
NAMI’s Glass Walls series also features tours of pork, beef and turkey plants led by animal-welfare expert Temple Grandin, Ph.D., professor of animal science at Colorado State University. The videos include a thorough look at sanitation in meat plants, how hot dogs are made and how ground beef is made. Those videos have been viewed more than 800,000 times on YouTube.
The new bacon video is available here on NAMI’s Meat News NetworkYouTube page. Printed copies of the brochure are available on request. Complimentary copies of the video are provided to teachers who cannot access YouTube. To receive a copy of the video or brochure, send a request to Glass Walls, 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036 or email publicaffairs@meatami.com.
Photo:Peppered Bacon & Egg Biscuit Sandwich, courtesy of TABASCO®.