Check out a school cafeteria box of beef patties and you will see USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) approved and contains 85% (or some lesser percentage than 100%) beef. I've often wondered what was the unmentioned ingredient(s) reminding me of my high school days and jokes of it being horse meat.
Jamie Oliver exposed what many call "pink slime" in last season's Food Revolution. It's the unwanted beef trimmings exposed to the innards of the animal that are then spun in a mixture of ammonia to kill existing bacteria, then ground and added into the final ground beef product. Does this raise concerns for you?
The slime is produced by Beef Products, Inc. (BPI) and is added into 70% of our nations beef supply. The USDA claims it is safe.
McDonald's recently said they would stop putting the slime in their hamburgers. But, it now appears the USDA will purchase the newly available slime for school districts across America.
Why do we feed our kids the worst of the worst? I hope you find this disturbing and infuriating. I do.
UPDATE (03/29/2012) -- The USDA and a handful of Governors defend the creation and use of "lean finely textured beef". Of course, their viewpoint is a bit skewed toward tax and campaign revenues.
UPDATE (03/29/2012) -- www.stoppinkslime.org has a lot of information and a petition to keep pink slime out of our schools and grocery stores. Check it out.
The slime is produced by Beef Products, Inc. (BPI) and is added into 70% of our nations beef supply. The USDA claims it is safe.
McDonald's recently said they would stop putting the slime in their hamburgers. But, it now appears the USDA will purchase the newly available slime for school districts across America.
Why do we feed our kids the worst of the worst? I hope you find this disturbing and infuriating. I do.
UPDATE (03/29/2012) -- www.stoppinkslime.org has a lot of information and a petition to keep pink slime out of our schools and grocery stores. Check it out.
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