-Rachane
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/opinion/sunday/what-if-it-werent-called-pink-slime.html?_r=0
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/pinkslime-ammonia-ground-beef.htm
Thursday, May 9, 2013
White Meat, Or Pink Slime?
Mostly every one I know likes to enjoy a good burger, But what if the burgers that we all enjoy so much wasn't actually made out of the meat food industries clam they were. Pink slime is meat thats left over form the main part of the cow/pigs. They call this "Trimmings" this is used to make things like ground beef. Food companies use this pink slime to save quick buck, It is estimated that 70% of the ground beef sold in this country is made with this slime. According to BPL pink slime is being mixed with most of the US ground beef and even being used my most fast food restaurants and school lunch programs. One major fast food restaurant thats a big fan of using this pink slime is Mcdonalds who uses the pink mush in their chicken nuggets. Two main questions that has could be asked when it comes to this particular topic is "Is this pink slime healthy for people that are constantly consuming it? Or if this slime even meat anymore?"
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I think the fact that cleaning out the animal carcasses which is known as the "pink slime" you're referring to with ammonia and still feeding it to us is entirely wrong and disgusting.
ReplyDeleteIn this article, http://business.time.com/2013/03/06/one-year-later-the-makers-of-pink-slime-are-hanging-on-and-fighting-back/ , it's said that the production of this pink slime going into and being sold to us as fresh ground beef is not only being slowed down but in most school lunches, fast food chain restaurants and supermarkets. This connects to the "pink slime" being wrong and disgusting for people to consume and purchase because it's being stopped for misleading information and the harmful effects of what this slime could do to our bodies.
So, my question to you is now that the pink slime is being slowed down in production and shut down from being shipped from numerous places, how will the meat industry's economy be affected? Meaning, now that there's no wasted meat packed into actual ground beef, will the meat industry make more money?
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DeleteVaida: Comment 20/20
DeleteRachane, I think that you ask an important question. I need to know whether or not this is healthy. As far as I can tell reading yours and other posts, its not. What role do you think the government should play in this problem?
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This post was very interesting, because my 4 year old niece loves Mcdonald chicken nuggets and from what i read in your post i honestly do not want to feed her another chicken nugget in life.But my question to you is if the pink slim is what causes diseases why do fast food restaurants receive Grade A if there serving things that aren't good for you? I think the government should take a stronger involvement in fast food but then again why would they its money being made right?
ReplyDeleteThis is shocking to me because I lub burgers and to hear that 70% of the ground beef sold in this country is made with this slime that's really disgusting. I think that's fooling people and people think they're eating ground beef and it isn't what we think. This isn't fair we pay for a burger and they substitute for pink slime, so burgers should be cheaper or banned.
ReplyDeleteWhat is pink slime?
http://nobull.mikecallicrate.com/2012/03/28/pink-slime-dark-side-of-industrial-food-system-exposed/
All of this is straight facts. It was stated in Wikipedia that when gaseous ammonia is used in the meat, after coming in contact with water in the meat, it forms into Ammonium hydroxide. Pink Slime is usually sold by BPI, Cargill Meat Solutions, and Tyson Foods.Tyson Foods is the second-largest food production company, so people don't know what they're eating because Tyson Foods makes so much money and it's good that people don't care where the real meat actually comes from - Qua
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DeleteOk leftovers didn't sound so bad until now i mean who wants slime in their food. What made the food industry and even Mcdonalds use this. People are constantly being sickened by the many trapped in the closet secrets that the food industry has. Pink slime just helps show how bad government and food companies are they're ready to let people suffer for their problems. Since Mcdonalds did it whose to say other chains didn't lets hope they stop before its too late. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/01/27/pink-slime-fast-food_n_1237206.html
ReplyDeleteDo you think the government and foid industry care about what they're doing?
That just pissed me off because i absolutely love McDonalds. ALot of people dont even know about " Pink Slime" And the people who do know dont do things like question if its in their food when they go to a fast food restruant. This mostly upsets me because McDonalds advertisements say that the meat they make their chicken nuggets with is fresh chicken meat. i Wounder if there is anything that we can do about this. If they are not going to change it they should atleast inform us. They should have to tell us if they are putting it in our food not. In a interview with the CEO of MCDonalds she said they their Chicken Nuggets are 100% chicken nothing is ever added to it. I've also learned that Taco Bell Uses these Beef Trimmings also. That make me very sad because i love doritos locos tacos.
ReplyDeleteEvidence - http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/141926/the_truth_about_pink_slime
Barbara Yehudah
Someone is upset.
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