ammonia-treated ground beef

70% of Processed Meat is Full of "Pink Slime" [Infographic]

“Pink slime,” or “lean, finely textured beef” filler treated with ammonia to kill bacteria, has been making the headlines recently in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to make 7 million pounds of ground beef containing “pink slime” available to school districts for use in school meals.

Schools Drop ‘Pink Slime’ Beef Filler Like a Hot Potato

News of the ammonia-treated additive, formally called lean finely textured beef, set off a reaction by schools and an announcement by the Agriculture Department.

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Pink Slime Not Getting to the Crux of Matter

Sun, 03/18/2012 - 11:35pm — Sam Lee

The recent outcry over ‘pink slime’, the ground beef treated with ammonium hydroxide, which has been provided to schools since the early 80s by such companies as Beef Products, Inc, has prompted the USDA to offer untreated, fattier ground beef. Beef is treated with ammonia to destroy E. Coli, but the thought of food being treated with ammonia just didn’t sit right with some people although the FDA claims that such processing of beef is safe for human consumption.

"Pink slime" critics fight ammonia-treated meat

"Pink slime" just went from a simmer to a boil. In less than a week earlier this month, the stomach-turning epithet for ammonia-treated ground beef filler suddenly became a potent rallying cry by activists fighting to ban the product from supermarket shelves and school lunch trays.

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70% of Processed Meat is Full of "Pink Slime" [Infographic]

Schools Drop ‘Pink Slime’ Beef Filler Like a Hot Potato

Pink Slime Not Getting to the Crux of Matter

"Pink slime" critics fight ammonia-treated meat