The pithy description fueled an uproar that resulted one company closing 3 meat plants "Pink slime" was almost "pink paste" or "pink goo." The microbiologist who coined the term for lean finely ...

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Beef served in lunch line at Gaston County Schools might contain the notoriously named “pink slime.” Or it might not. Gaston County Schools Nutrition Director Frank Fields said ...

In the last few weeks, consumers have been enlightened about the controversial contents of ground beef sold at various grocery stores, fast food restaurants and even in school lunches. Because of the ...

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A pink, slimy meat product made from slaughterhouse trimmings can now legally be classified as ground beef. Manufacturer Beef Products Inc. sued ABC News after the network repeatedly dubbed the ...

An estimated 70 percent of the ground beef supply contains these lean bits of meat derived from muscle and connective tissue. The industry calls... Chances Are 'Pink Slime' Is In Grocery Store Beef, ...

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Amid a growing social media storm over so-called "lean finely textured beef," the Agriculture Department announced Thursday that, starting next fall, schools involved in the national school lunch ...

WESTERN SPRINGS, Illinois (Reuters) - Behind the glass meat counter at Casey's Market in a Chicago suburb, the butchers pick up their blades and carry on a generations-old tradition. Piece by piece, ...

The controversy over the ground beef filler dubbed "pink slime" has hurt U.S. ground beef demand, a Tyson Foods executive said Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

WASHINGTON — After an uproar sparked by a Houston parent’s online petition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday backed off the federal school-lunch program’s use of “pink slime” in ...