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Schools will have non-'pink slime' ground beef options next year
Earlier this month, a Texas mom urged the federal government to stop using a mechanically separated and chemically treated rendered beef material (known to its critics as "pink slime") in school food through a petition on change.org. More than 200,000...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Oleson's says, 'No pink slime'
A representative for Oleson’s Food Stores, which is based in Traverse City and has stores in Charlevoix and Petoskey, said the supermarket chain does not carry beef with Lean Finely Textured Beef, known as “pink slime." On Monday, the News-...
Tags: Meijer, Inc.
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"Pink slime" plants close
KIAHThe unemployment rate is going up a bit this week, and, for once, it might be a good thing. Beef Products, Inc., the top producer of that ammonia-laced "pink slime" meat filler everyone has been so disgusted by recently, shut down several plants this...Tags: Burger King, McDonald's
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Swap Meat: Grocer Exchanges Pink Slime
FOX40 NewsIf you bought any ground beef with"pink slime"and don't know what to do, one grocery chain might have a solution for you. Sacramento-area Fresh and Easy stores are asking you to bring in your meat treated with pink slime to get some slime-free meat in...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Challenge cascade thinking when you hear it
When I graduated from high school and college, the celebration marked a time of moving forward and getting ready to take on challenges of life. A lot of time has passed since those milestones. This last weekend, our South Dakota Ag and Rural Leadership...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Perry joins forces to defend pink slime
KIAHThe injustice is obvious. So, five governors united to fight the discrimination. Nope, it's not for Trayvon Martin. It's for the meat product now known as"pink slime." Texas Governor Rick Perry, Governor Sam Brownback, of Kansas, Governor Terry...Tags: Politics, Rick Perry, Government, Sam Brownback, Regional Authority
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Social media turn up heat on food industry
Americans enjoy the cheapest food supply in the world, spending the smallest share of their income on groceries of any country. But as activist groups continue to pull back the curtain on the techniques that make this cheap food possible, Americans are...
Tags: Health, Politics, Elections, Media Industry, Safeway Inc.
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This 'Pink Slime' Hysteria is Idiotic
People are not rational. I get that. I totally understand that we think more often based on knee-jerk emotional responso-actions than careful consideration of available facts, evidence, and logic. Even still, this media, corporate, and consumer...
Tags: Health, Bankruptcy, Physical Conditions, U.S. Department of Agriculture, E. coli Infection
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SDSU Extension scientists discuss 'textured beef'
BROOKINGS - Suppertime at the Underwood's is loud and a little messy. That's because Keith and Julie's children are only 2 and 3-years-old. To cater to their toddler's taste buds; ground beef is often the meal's main ingredient. Our children like the...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Foods and Beverages, Food and Drug Administration, Hamburgers, Beverage Industry
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Misleading beef info very costly
Pink slime. It's an unfortunate name for a great product that took a giant hit thanks to social media and a misinformed public. Some blame the company, some blame the marketers and others blame consumers. But the truth is, it doesn't matter. The...Tags: Cheese Corn, Media Industry, Environmental Issues, Tomatoes, Conservation
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Governors tour Neb. beef plant
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) - Governors of three states donned coats, hair nets and goggles to tour a main production plant for "pink slime" last Thursday, hoping to persuade grossed-out consumers and grocery stores to accept the processed beef trimmings...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Consumers, Government, Standards
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Some processors label beef containing 'pink slime'
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Some beef processors plan on labeling beef containing the meat product commonly known as ''pink slime'' in hope that such a designator will help restore consumer confidence. The USDA says it has received applications for such...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Indicator, Companies and Corporations
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