cui bono asks for fresh ground sirloin, you offer packaged ground beef
with pink slime added as what he asked for.
The most recent scandal
with pink slime, or ammoniated beef trimmings?
Further, if it is true that bologna and hot dogs are made
with pink slime, then the schools should be able to choose between high grade or low grade meat products.
Now we need USDA to work on making sure processed Chinese chicken does not end up in school lunch & hope they do a better job than
with pink slime.
Somehow Los Angeles USD and other districts around the country are serving school meals on the same federal reimbursement as everyone else and not serving beef
with pink slime.
Further, whats the point in parents making lunches for their kids to protect them from adulterated meat, if the sandwiches are unknowingly being made
with pink slime?
Only touch the real food, step away from the ones
with pink slime.
Not exact matches
The fast - food chain is tackling rumors about
pink slime, McRibs and horse meat
with the help of former «MythBusters» co-host Grant Imahara, in a new ad campaign.
The report, coupled
with an unappetizing picture of «
pink slime» that went viral online, created a PR firestorm for the manufacturers of the product, which ended
with the near - destruction of the industry.
At that time, ABC News reported that the product, dubbed «
pink slime,» is treated
with ammonia.
The chain, which serves flash - frozen patties made
with 100 percent USDA - inspected beef, touts them as free from «preservatives, fillers, extenders, and so - called
pink slime.»
I despise fast food, now, but when traveling, I find it a necessary evil, Wendy's is better than the ones who cook
with «
pink slime»!!!
Hoping to avoid the fallout over the use of «
pink slime» in ground beef, the American Meat Institute hosted an hour - long conference call on Thursday
with representatives of Ajinomoto North America and Fibrimex, the two companies that manufacture the enzymes.
And yes, no question that
pink slime is gross no matter how depicted and I'm really glad he talked about it, but I also take Dana's point that
pink slime has little to do
with local school districts and a lot to do
with the federal government.
Other defendants in the case include a former Agriculture Department microbiologist credited
with coining the term «
pink slime» in a 2002 email to colleagues.
Everything that you hear
with the words «
pink slime» are bold faced lies.
Kraft Foods Inc said none of its Oscar Mayer beef products, including bologna and hot dogs, are made
with «
pink slime».
(Repeats for wider subscribers) * Beef Products Inc lawsuit sees $ 1.2 billion * Diane Sawyer, other individuals also sued * Lawsuit says ABC disparaged safety of a beef filler By Jonathan Stempel Sept 13 (Reuters)- ABC News was hit
with a $ 1.2 billion defamation lawsuit on Thursday by a South Dakota meat processor that accused it of misleading viewers into believing that a product that critics have dubbed «
pink slime» was unsafe.
Other defendants include Gerald Zirnstein, a former U.S. Department of Agriculture microbiologist credited
with coining the term «
pink slime» in a 2002 email to colleagues later obtained by The New York Times.
The court fight could put modern television journalism on trial and highlight the power of language in the Internet Age: In the wake of the reports on «World News
with Diane Sawyer,» the term «
pink slime» went viral.
So you know to be suspicious when ABC claimed «USDA officials
with links to the beef industry labeled «
pink slime» meat.»
Predictably ABC News has hyped its reports by using the term «
pink slime» 52 times in just a two - week span (making it harder than usual not to associate Avila's activist reporting
with the word «
slime» but that's another story.)
I spoke this morning
with Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree's office and was pleased to learn that she has now submitted her sign - on letter to USDA
with the signatures of 41 Congressional representatives, all of whom support the request expressed in our Change.org petition that USDA ban all use of Lean Beef Trimmings, aka «
pink slime» in ground beef destined for the National School Lunch Program.
I want to thank NPR for immediately rectifying the misrepresentation in reporter Allison Aubrey's March 15th report on
pink slime which stated that on The Lunch Tray I compared ammonium hydroxide, used to kill pathogens in
pink slime,
with a cleaning agent.
Back in September, Beef Products Inc. (BPI), the manufacturer of «lean, finely textured beef» (LFTB, also known as «
pink slime»), served me
with a subpoena in connection
with its pending defamation lawsuit in South Dakota state court.
First the industry bended rules to hide it from customers through a loop hole of the USDA labeling and now Kroger announcing this
with NO intentions to make policy changes to end the use of
PINK SLIME.
Unlike «
pink slime,» tuna scrape is not treated
with ammonia or anything else to kill harmful bacteria.
PR reps of the American Meat Institute, employees of Beef Products Inc. (the inventor of BLBT) and others
with ties to the beef industry are now all over Twitter defending so - called «
pink slime»
with the hashtag #pinkslimeisamyth.
While I do not dismiss the recent grassroots efforts that have gained significant strength via a petition to get
pink slime out of school cafeterias, I worry that the focus on it detracts from bigger and more important food system issues, and provides the meat industry
with a convenient distraction and an easily fixable problem that can effortlessly be spun into a public - relations success.
There has been a flurry of activity lately on various food issues, filling my email inbox
with alerts on everything ranging from
pink slime in school lunches to labeling of genetically engineered foods to ensuring that powerful Monsanto doesn't tamper
with sweet corn.
As you have probably heard by now, the food scandal «du jour» has to do
with «
pink slime», also known as mechanically - separated meat (or, when made by Beef Products Inc., «Boneless Beef Lean Trimmings»).
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will give schools alternatives to ground beef made
with what critics have called «
pink slime.»
As I stated in another comment, I agreed
with her petition in principle (I understood it to be that we should know what's in our kids» food at school), just not in her choice of the phrase «
pink slime».
I agree
with respect that the turn - off to
pink slime has been largely based on the rantings of a few who wish to capture the headlines.
Why don't consumers have a problem
with mechanical seperation or advanced meat recovery???? You don't want «
pink slime,» but you'll eat a hot dog no problem??
The past week's
pink slime blow - up was likely a wake up call for many Americans unfamiliar
with Big Food's sway over the contents of our food supply.
We have power as consumers to change things simply
with how we spend our money and we can voice our opinions for companies to change (like Food Babe & her «army» did
with Subway & like what you did
with «
pink slime»).
she started
with jamie a
pink slime scare that what happened and maybe you should show my last post and you will see what i'm talking about.
yep but she picked what post to except right so she used the ones that feed her crusade thats how she help promote the
pink slime myth
with out getting the facts.
thanks for taking the time
with making your blog come to life and be a part of our lives during this
pink slime controversy.
I'm not Becky, but here is a direct quote from an earlier comment by Bettina: «Bill Marler, one of the nation's leading food safety lawyers, has publicly praised Beef Products Inc. (manufacturer of lean, finely textured beef, commonly known as «
pink slime») for leading the industry
with its advanced E. coli testing.
And to counter the negative imagery of «
pink slime,» which is now branded into America's collective conscience, Big Meat has come up
with a catchy, down - home, slogan: «Dude, it's beef,» complete
with t - shirts sporting the BPI logo.
She and I will meet this month to map out a plan to engage the scientists at UNICEF to expose the many dynamics involved
with nutrient damage — similar to what I spoke about on the other thread regarding
pink slime.
For example, if you would like to eat
pink slime on a regular basis I have no problems
with that.
As a professional chef I am appalled that the government, especially
with Mrs. Obamas healthy children agenda, will allow this over-processed, inedible,
pink slime to come near our food supply.
With reference to the beef byproduct (aka
pink slime) specifically, have you considered that cutting it out will encourage people to eat less meat all around?
Bettina didn't come up
with the term
pink slime.
I was traveling to all day yesterday for a media appearance (more on that when I'm allowed to share), which was extremely frustrating because all I wanted to be doing was speaking
with school food sources to get their reaction to USDA's announcement about school choice and
pink slime.
I agree
with you to some extent, but as the originator of the Change.org petition against
pink slime in school food, I did want to share my thoughts as well.
So what will the USDA do
with that 7 million pounds of
pink slime when schools opt out?