Pink Slime | Cookshack

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We've talked a few times about it.

Here is the Beef Industry's website to discuss.

http://beefisbeef.com/

I think the term "slim" gives it a bad name, funny it was actually going to also be called "pink paste" or "ping goo"

5/21/124:40 PM

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trucky1008Member

It's a shame what's happened to the lives of so many workers at Beef Products, Inc. from the use of the term "pink slime". Three plants have been closed down from the irresponsible reporting of this product. It's 100% beef, plain and simple!

lcubedMember

given the choices, i'll take the brisket and you all can have my share of the pink slime

dlsMember

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Originally posted by Trucky1008:
It's a shame what's happened to the lives of so many workers at Beef Products, Inc. from the use of the term "pink slime". Three plants have been closed down from the irresponsible reporting of this product. It's 100% beef, plain and simple!

I'm in 100% agreement with you on this one Trucky.

I don't know who created the term "Pink Slime", more formally known as Lean Finely Textured Beef (LTFB), but it was a huge injustice to the producer and the employees. Most on this forum, unless they're vegetarians, have no doubt eaten the product in the past with absolutely no issues. It is/was found in retail ground beef, low-fat hotdogs, lunch meat, beef sticks, pepperoni, frozen entrees, meatballs, and canned foods. Until early this year, fast food chains such as McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and Burger King used the filler in their beef products. I'm certain that the manufacturers of those products will rapidly find another substitute.

Kind of reminds me of the "Meat Glue" frenzy of a couple years ago , but with harsher consequences.

I will criticize Best Products for being slow in reacting to the backlash with a very poor public relations response to the issue.

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