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I was about to cook some bacon from my meat pack that I got from East 40 than I noticed a weird metalic shine on a couple pieces of bacon. I thought I'd rinse the bacon with water and see if that gets rid of it but it didnt do anything, the colour was still showing up. I noticed the colour only shows up when I have the bacon under my florescent lighting in my kitchen... has anyone else that recently purchased bacon ends from East 40 notice this??

That is from the curing process. I have seen that before as you say.

I’ve seen that on pork chops at the grocery store too. I’ve never bought any that looked like that though, so don’t know if it’s a safety/quality issue.  
 
Or maybe it’s just something to do with the lighting? As you say it’s only under florescent lights that you can see it. And I’ve only ever seen it on meat that’s on the lit shelves at the store.

I used to see that too, but haven't in a long time, but I never connected it to florescent lights...which we no longer have.  
 
We ate the meat like that with absolutely no issues.  
 
Edited by Flutterby, 2020-06-05 08:50:46

When nitrates ( a curing agent used in meats) are exposed to air and light, there is a chemical reaction that results in the “rainbow” colour appearance. It is not harmful.

for that info! I have seen that colour on meat products and wondered but never had any issue with the taste.

What an interesting fact. We never fed ours oats, so that could be why we never saw it on our own meat.