School districts across the country are snubbing the beef product known and loathed by many as “pink slime,” says the U.S Department of Agriculture. The USDA notes that the vast majority of states participating in its National School Lunch Program are ordering ground beef that doesn’t have the filler called “lean finely textured beef” by those who make it. [More]
Vast Majority Of Schools Involved In National Lunch Program Don’t Want Pink Slime In Their Beef
By June 5, 2012
There Are Now 900,000 Fewer Pounds Of "Pink Slime" Being Produced Each Day
By March 26, 2012
With several supermarket chains — including Kroger and Safeway — opting to stop selling ground beef that contains “lean, finely textured beef,” the ammonia-treated filler affectionately known as “pink slime,” the company that pumps out the stuff has had to suspend production at three of its four slime-making facilities. [More]
Kroger Joins Ranks Of Supermarkets Who Won't Sell "Pink Slime"
By March 22, 2012
More than a week after clarifying which of its ground beef products do and do not contain the ammonia-treated beef trimmings known by two wildly different names — “lean finely textured beef” or “pink slime” — Kroger, the country’s largest grocery store chain, has decided to nix the controversial filler altogether. [More]
Safeway To Stop Selling Ground Beef That Contains "Pink Slime"
By March 21, 2012
It’s been a bad year for “lean finely textured beef,” better known by the less-tasty moniker “pink slime.” The ammonia-treated beef trimmings that have been used as ground beef filler for decades is quickly becoming a pariah at U.S. grocery stores like Safeway, which has announced it will no longer sell the stuff. [More]
