Pink Slime Strikes Back!
Remember back in March when consumers, food safety advocates and media outlets (including Health and Fitness Talk) were in an uproar over pink slime, the ammonia-treated byproducts of large-scale beef production that was being added to ground beef? Supermarket chains and even fast food companies quickly wanted to distance themselves from carrying the controversial product and the episode became a rare victory for the power of people’s health over corporate profits.
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