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Title: U.S. ‘Pink Slime’ Factories Shut Down Amid Outcry
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RAWSTORY
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/ ... ctories-shut-down-amid-outcry/
Published: Mar 26, 2012
Author: Stephen C. Webster
Post Date: 2012-03-26 18:07:11 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 5108
Comments: 7
Three factories that made so-called “pink slime” beef filler have shut down since public outcry about the ammonia-treated substance began last month, The Associated Press reported Monday. Beef Products Inc. spokesman Craig Letch told AP that only one factory in the country, located in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, is still producing the stuff. Three others, in Texas, Iowa and Kansas, have reportedly been shut down. The product, known as “lean, finely textured beef” to industry insiders, is comprised of connective tissue and other less-than-edible pieces of cows, which are mashed into a slimy, pink substance and treated with ammonia gas to kill off bacteria. It is then added to ground beef as filler, to increase the product’s weight and, thereby, it’s price. The goo was nicknamed “pink slime” by a U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) scientists who blew the whistle once regulators in the Bush Sr. administration began allowing it in the human food supply. It was previously only considered suitable for products like dog food. A public outcry over its use began after the U.S. government was revealed to have purchased tons of the stuff for use in school lunches. Soon thereafter, USDA whistleblowers alleged that “pink slime” had become so prevalent that it existed in up to 70 percent of ground beef sold in the U.S. Since the outcry began, several major fast food chains have said they would no longer use the meat filler in their food products, and the USDA has lifted rules that required schools to use it.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
I'll never buy anything from Mcdonalds, burger king or safeway markets because they were using this SH*T. I can't trust anything these companies sell if they were using that crap in their meats.
More jobs outsourced to China by Obama. Now Ronald McDonald will have to buy his pink slime from the chinks. It's probably aborted babies, so the Obongo Nation will love it. Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
I've actually submitted Pink Slime to Bizzare Foods. It's a great educational show. My wife and I love to watch it. I'd love to see Zimmern eat this crap. I don't think he will because he's all about fresh, natural bizarre foods.
So were a lot of big name grocery stores, i.e. kroger, walmart, meijer, etc. Hey, when you see these markets selling their cheapest cut beef chuck roast for $3.69 a pound yet sell ground chuck for $2.59 you know some kind of filler is being used.
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'! Way to many, i listed the stores fast food i used to go to but will never do it again. I know costco, wendys, jack in the box, in n out never used the crap. I really upset that I've actually been giving my little boy that sh*t. Years ago, i worked for the dept of agriculture and I know the foul crap they're making this disgusting product from. I'm gonna puke.
Are you making that up? Where is your source?
#2. To: Brian S, *Extended Clip Progressives* (#0)
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#3. To: Brian S (#0)
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#4. To: calcon (#1)
#5. To: Brian S (#4)
So were a lot of big name grocery stores, i.e. kroger, walmart, meijer, etc.
#6. To: calcon (#1)
I'll never buy anything from Mcdonalds, burger king or safeway markets because they were using this SH*T.
#7. To: calcon (#5)
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