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2013: Beef Corp Will Label Products Containing Pink Slime

By Susanne Posel Occupy Corporatism Cargill will begin labeling their beef products that have “finely textured beef” (FTB) or pink slime and genetically engineered ingredients. FTB is made from processing other cuts of beef trimmings that were washed in ammonia. John Keating, president of beef operations at Cargill said: “Our research shows that consumers believe ground beef products containing finely textured beef should be clearly labeled. We’ve listened to the public, as well as our customers, and that is why today we are declaring our commitment to labeling finely textured beef.” Michael Martin, spokesman for Cargill stated: “Not all of the ground beef products contained the binder.” The corporation will label those that do. This includes: • Excel brand • Our Certified Ground Beef Patty Lovera, assistant director […] Read More

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2004: Cattle Drive: What’s in that burger you’re eating?

Every hamburger has meat and fat from 50 to 100 cattle, coming from two to four countries. By Alex Pulaski and Andy Dworkin Newshouse News Service Published in the Jackson Citizen Patriot February 22, 2004 In just 4 ounces, a typical burger patty is packed with the meat and fat of 50 to 100 cattle from multiple states and two to four countries. Eat two hamburgers a week — as the average American does — and in a year’s time the consumer samples a stampede: 5,200 to 10,400 cattle. As the nation’s first mad cow case redefines the rules of beef production, the numbers create new questions about America’s favorite meat: What health risk does a hamburger pose? Does it accelerate the spread of mad […] Read More

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Updates in Pink Slime Yum Yum

It makes a person sick to think about all the crap they put in food now a days. We used to laugh about whats in a hot-dog. Back in the day there where some parts that could not be used for human consumption. But Times have changed! Here is the latest on this fun substance: One Year Later, The Makers of ‘Pink Slime’ Are Hanging On, and Fighting Back – TIME http://news.google.com TIMEOne Year Later, The Makers of ‘Pink Slime’ Are Hanging On, and Fighting BackTIMEThe “pink slime” coverage also completely changed ground beef in the U.S. According to industry officials, LFTB is now in an estimated 5% of our beef, down from 70% a … Pink Slime Makers Are Feeding Diane Sawyer a Big, Fat Lawsuit http://gizmodo.com3/4/13 By now, you’ve […] Read More