Sentences with phrase «contain pink slime»

The bottom line is that «ground beef» will contain pink slime, whether we like it or not — because the government says so.

The USDA recently announced that they would allow school districts to «opt out» of purchasing beef containing pink slime.

The USDA is expected to announce today that public schools will be able to choose whether the ground beef they buy contains pink slime.

Risk of exposure to E-coli could at times be worse with spinach or with a meat product containing no pink slime at all.

Politico reports that processed beef containing pink slime represents a significant monetary savings for schools:

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The USDA says next year schools will have the option to procure ground beef that does not contain mechanically separated and chemically treated meat products that critics call «pink slime.»

Last month when a furor erupted over a beef product opponents dubbed «pink slime» being served in schools and fast - food restaurants, Chicago Public Schools officials quickly assured the public that «none of our food contains any of this substance.»

If we were going to get rid of the pink slime, which hasn't been proven to be harmful to human health, then why hasnt anyone tried to eliminate plastic and foam packaging that contains compounds that have been proven to be xenobiotics (carcinogens and endocrine disruptors — ceram wrap is really bad in this respect it contain a lot of chemicals that leach in to the food it covers).

Since BPI and Gov. Perry are having such a hard time trying to figure out what to label pink slime, I suggest one of the following, which are far more truthful and descriptive than LFTB: «Contains up to 15 % of:» Ammonia treated beef Ammonia disinfected beef Mechanically separated beef Advanced Meat Recovery beef

The best thing that BPI could do is to ensure that ground beef and deli meat products containing LFTB include this fact on the label (in fact, it could end up helping their brand — before the «pink slime» issue came up, many folks had no idea who BPI was or what they did.)

One, is that «leaner» ground beef (ie containing less fat) is always priced higher than ground beef containing more fat product, which is the opposite of what pink slime is, no?

If they truly believe in transparency and giving consumers choices and information about what's in their food in regards to pink slime, then they need to now apply that same reasoning of transparency and choice to GMOs, by allowing labeling that states that foods contain GMOs.

But David has since been informed by USDA that the agency is not purchasing slime itself, but instead purchasing ground beef from processors which use pink slime, and the entire ground beef purchase will collectively contain 7 million pounds of the substance.

When we see a roll of ground beef on the shelf and it says 70 % lean, does that mean that it contains 70 % lean pink slime and 30 % fatty unadulterated meat?

Arguing that the Food and Drug Administration should require labels on food containing G.M.O.'s, one leader of the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy group, cited «pink slime, deadly melons, tainted turkeys and BPA in our soup.»

ABC reported that 70 percent of supermarket beef contains this ammonia - treated pink slime, and that «the woman who made the decision to OK the mix is a former undersecretary of agriculture, Joann Smith.

One of the biggest concerns of consumers with regards to pink slime is that there is no way of knowing if your ground beef contains it, as it is not required to be disclosed on the packaging.