«Breaking News» USDA rules that 'pink slime' can officially be called ground beef

Lean Finely Textured Beef, dubbed 'pink slime', has been officially classified as 'ground beef' by the USDA. 

On December 21, 2018, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service reclassified the the controversial pink slime as simply ground beef. 

Pink slime is a food additive made from beef trimmings exposed to ammonia gas that in 2012 was reported to be found in 70 per cent of American burgers. 

When the news of the additive first broke in 2012, McDonald's pledged to stop using it and many campaigned against the substance, which led to a $1.9billion lawsuit against ABC News for reporting about South Dakota-based Beef Products Inc's beef.  

The beef product known as pink slime or lean finely textured beef has been classified as simply ground beef by the USDA 

'After reviewing the Beef Product Inc.'s (BPI) submission of a new product and new production process, FSIS determined that the product meets the regulatory definition of ground beef under the law in 9 CFR 319.15(a) and may be labeled accordingly,' a USDA spokesperson said in a statement to The Takeout.  

WHAT IS PINK SLIME? 

Also called 'lean finely textured beef', pink slime is a meat byproduct.

It is made by heating beef trimmings, running them through a centrifuge, and exposing them to ammonia gas.

The resulting product is added to ground beef, often without any labels.

Pink slime is banned in Canada and banned for human consumption in the European Union.

ABC News reached a settlement with a South Dakota meat producer in 2017 after it filed a $1.9billion lawsuit against the network over its reports on the company's lean, finely textured beef product that critics dubbed 'pink slime'. 

ABC spokeswoman Julie Townsend said in a statement that the network has 'reached an amicable resolution of its dispute with the makers' of the beef product. 

Townsend said the settlement terms are confidential.

'Although we have concluded that continued litigation of this case is not in the Company's interests, we remain committed to the vigorous pursuit of truth and the consumer's right to know about the products they purchase,' Townsend said.

Dakota Dunes-based Beef Products Inc. sued the television network in 2012, saying ABC's coverage misled consumers into believing the product is unsafe and led to the closure of three plants and layoffs of roughly 700 workers.

In one report, former USDA scientist Gerald Zirnstein said 70 percent of ground beef contained 'pink slime', a food additive made from trimmings and exposed to ammonia gas before it was used as a filler in packages labeled 100 percent beef.

After the reports aired, some grocery store chains said they would stop carrying ground beef that contained the product. 

BPI claims sales declined from about five million pounds per week to less than two million pounds per week.

It is made by heating beef trimmings, running them through a centrifuge, and exposing them to ammonia gas

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Main photo article Lean Finely Textured Beef, dubbed ‘pink slime’, has been officially classified as ‘ground beef’ by the USDA. 
On December 21, 2018, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service reclassified the the controversial pink slime as simply ground ...

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