What Exactly Is Pink Slime? How Long Has Pink Slime Been Around?
What exactly constitutes pink slime? What is the history of pink slime and how long has it been around? Is Pink Slime just in the United States or is it in other countries too? What is it and when did it enter our food?
From what I've been hearing on the news and have been reading about, it seems to be the sweepings from the slaughterhouse floor put together and ground into a paste. After the paste is made, the fat is removed, what's left over is washed with ammonia and mixed in with the good beef. Then it's served up. Waste not......
by Connie Smith 12 years ago
It was bad when we found out recently that McDonald's, Taco Bell and Burger King had "pink slime in their food. Still, it only affected me a little since I rarely eat fast food. I was pretty ticked, though, when I heard that the USDA had bought 7 tons of it for the school...
by PhoenixV 12 years ago
Are There Any Fast Food Chains Or RestaurantsThat Serve Pink Slime?Are there any fast food places or Restaurants, that are incorporating pink slime in their food?
by Dee42 12 years ago
What do you all think of the Pink Slime Issue in our Meat?
by ptosis 12 years ago
Pink Slime in school lunches - How do you feel about feeding junk foodto children by the USDA?This ammonia-treated meat derivative contains defatted beef trimmings previously only used for pet food is no longer used by McDonald's, Burger King, and Taco Bell - so who bought this 'meat'? The US...
by Don Bobbitt 12 years ago
If PINK SLIME is so BAD, why is OK to allow ANTIBIOTICS and HORMONES in our meats?Ok, the press had a slow day and showed us the PINK SLIME issue and at least the affected ground meat will now be labeled as per the USDA.But, a far more dangerous thing is also happening to our meats, and that is the...
by couturepopcafe 12 years ago
Yesterday's news talked about the pink slime used in school 'burgers'. The same stuff Mickey D's is/was using, made from cartilage, renderings, and other parts of the animal normally designated for dog food. This isn't even meat. And...some teacher giving chicken nuggets to preschoolers, food not...
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