Health Concern: “Pink Slime” Soon to Be Added to Kids’ School Lunches?
On March - 8 - 2012
LOS ANGELES — Are you ready for a little “pink slime” in your kids’ school lunches? Officially called “Lean Beef Trimmings,” the ammonia-treated ground beef is bright pink in color — thus the moniker “pink slime.” It consists of a ground-up beef scraps, cow connective tissues and other beef trimmings. The meat is treated with ammonium hydroxide to kill bacteria, and then blended into traditional meat products, like hamburger patties. Although “pink slime” has been rejected by fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Burger King, the USDA is buying 7 million pounds of it for school lunches. READ MORE HERE
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70 Percent of Ground Beef at Supermarkets Contains ‘Pink Slime’
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