No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King

treehugger.com 14 Jan '12, 1pm

No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King

theimpulsivebuy /CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 It’s been a rough year for ammoniated beef. It’s a fancy name for a scary practice cooked up by Beef Products Inc , a company that saw sales plummet by 25 percent this year due to the general public responding to questionable meat processing practices. And most recently, the decision by Taco Bell, McDonald's, and Burger King to stop use of the industry named "pink slime." Food Safety News reported on the process: Beef Products Inc. uses an innovative process to turn fatty beef trimmings, which used to go mainly into pet food and other byproducts, into hamburger filler. Because the trimmings are at risk for E. coli or Salmonella contamination, the company adds a mixture of ammonia and water (ammonium hydroxide) to kill bacteria. "Pink Slime" at the USDA It’s been called “pink slime" by none other than the USDA. The New York Times reports tha...

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@JeffreySanche18 » 15 May '12, 12am
@sarafnovak Hi, just read this article you wrote a ago. [link] You mentioned a sales decline. Where'd you find the data?
@fgmngardenstyle » 29 Mar '12, 9pm
Yuck - I thought they were kidding when I first heard about pink slime......horror...they aren't! Another example... [link]
@FritzKarlWatel » 08 Mar '12, 7pm
Bon appétit: “Pink Slime” im #netto Pseudohack... [link]
@lebatailleur » 08 Mar '12, 4pm
No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger #p2 #USDA
@DotsCoolScience » 22 Feb '12, 6pm
Still a safer bet not to eat those burgers! RT @livingreenstore: Doing away with “pink slime” at fast food restaurants [link]
@livingreenstore » 22 Feb '12, 6pm
Doing away with “pink slime” at fast food restaurants [link]
@ShareseF » 04 Feb '12, 5am
It's everywhere! [link] via @TreeHugger
@miniyyong » 03 Feb '12, 1am
No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King : TreeHugger [link] @TreeHugger 에서
@SqueakySays » 02 Feb '12, 10pm
wtf is Ammoniated Beef aka Pink Slime? :No longer used by Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King. [link] via @TreeHugger
@monitwitt » 02 Feb '12, 8pm
“@monitwitt: La realidad del “Pink Slime” en prodcts. de carne: TreeHugger [link]” @DefensaAnimal
@monitwitt » 02 Feb '12, 8pm
La realidad del “Pink Slime” en prodcts. de carne: TreeHugger [link]
@Camiroou » 02 Feb '12, 4pm
When civil society raises an issue, weird chemicals stepped backward and consumer interest forward ! Thank you... [link]
@John_Thanks » 01 Feb '12, 9pm
@KhloeKardashian if you wish for @RobKardashian to stop eating fast food, have him read about "Pink Slime" their "beef" [link]
@danhhoang » 01 Feb '12, 8pm
@bionicjenn Good news. You can resume eating at Taco Bell - [link]
@cartim925 » 01 Feb '12, 7pm
No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger - Good reason to eat whole.
@jamieclin » 28 Jan '12, 2pm
No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s & Burger King : TreeHugger [link] //God bless America, the fast food country
@FitPatricia » 27 Jan '12, 9pm
RT @healthyirishman Here's some info T. [link] @NoReservations Good on @JamieOliver for helping convince McD to stop .......
@healthyirishman » 27 Jan '12, 3pm
Here's some info T. [link] @NoReservations Good on @JamieOliver for helping convince McD to stop buying ammonia treated meat.
@dbinkowski » 26 Jan '12, 5am
This is one of the many reasons I'm done with fast food. Thanks for JUST NOW stopping the use of ammonia meat. [link]
@davidlingholm » 26 Jan '12, 4am
RT @dbinkowski: MMMMMM... Can't wait to serve this poison to my kids. They're JUST NOW discontinuing it, folks. [link]
@dbinkowski » 26 Jan '12, 4am
MMMMMM... Can't wait to serve this poison to my kids. They're JUST NOW discontinuing it, folks. [link]
@pulppoetry » 26 Jan '12, 1am
Remember @TacoBell denying using by-products as meat filler? Now they promise to stop using them! [link] #honest #McDStories
@NookHarper » 25 Jan '12, 5pm
@mlvalentine @jesshartley And, apparently its been in our food for years... [link]
@TechyDad » 25 Jan '12, 5pm
Ew! For some reason, I never knew this stuff was in fast food burgers. (Not that I ate them, mind you.) [link]
@scottayres » 25 Jan '12, 3pm
Not that I would run and go to McDonald's or Burger King but maybe this is a step in the right direction and them... [link]
@andykristian » 23 Jan '12, 11am
Big food! RT @LVHelpGro: No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@rictandag » 23 Jan '12, 11am
RT @LVHelpGro: No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@costrike » 21 Jan '12, 6am
+1 RT @hyperlocavore No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King : TreeHugger [link] TY @FoodRevolution.
@mhs_boise » 21 Jan '12, 5am
RT @hyperlocavore: No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King : TreeHugger [link] Thank you @FoodRevolution.
@JB002 » 21 Jan '12, 5am
If "Pink Slime" has been around since 2002 why haven't I read about this previously [link] Ammoniated Beef in Fast Food
@JB002 » 21 Jan '12, 5am
No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger #WhyIAmVegetarian
@hyperlocavore » 21 Jan '12, 5am
No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King : TreeHugger [link] Thank you @FoodRevolution.
@emilythousand » 20 Jan '12, 11pm
No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King [link] via @TreeHugger // Great news!!
@robertoconne11 » 20 Jan '12, 9pm
Kudos to Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution for airing the issue - “Pink Slime” has been banned: TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@NutrCareAutism » 20 Jan '12, 3am
If u eat beef at fast food joints and lesser caliber eateries, you might want to know about this word: "ammoniated" [link]
@NutrCareAutism » 20 Jan '12, 3am
More reasons to not eat fast food beef RT @andybellatti: Yes but at least in beef products it is no more: [link]
@andybellatti » 20 Jan '12, 3am
@nutrcareautism Yes, but at least in beef products it is no more: [link]
@MustBeHomegrown » 19 Jan '12, 2pm
You know its bad when the USDA even admits it. [link]
@VGeorge8 » 19 Jan '12, 1am
Going on a fast food ban. No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King: [link] via @TreeHugger
@SaltsClothing » 18 Jan '12, 7pm
Good Lord. Thats a gross hamburger. #yyj #vi #yougonnaeatthat [link]
@bookmans » 18 Jan '12, 7pm
Did you hear McD's, Taco Bell & Burger King are moving away from Pink Slime? It's about time! [link]
@happykidlets » 18 Jan '12, 6pm
EWW! Glad it's gone! Enough to make you ban fast food! No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, & Burger King! [link]
@BillNigh » 18 Jan '12, 4pm
RT @SustainableInc No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King [link]
@EAEscobar_Miami » 18 Jan '12, 2pm
@coolguyxav so the ammonia is what has been keeping u alive this entire time!!! #fastfood #pinkslime [link]
@MyBabysGreen » 18 Jan '12, 2pm
Pink Slime at the USDA. "It’s been a rough year for ammoniated beef. It’s a fancy name for a scary practice... [link]
@HobnobLive » 18 Jan '12, 8am
Your "fresh" fast food burger is prepared with blood, sweat and pink slime. Enjoy! [link]
@nkkent » 18 Jan '12, 6am
Think it's time I cave & watch Food, Inc. I'm afraid. "No More 'Pink Slime' at Taco Bell, McDonald’s & Burger King" [link]
@Saryee » 18 Jan '12, 5am
Thank Goodness! No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@natashaluxe » 17 Jan '12, 11pm
just barfed on myself. No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@Fresh_Picked » 16 Jan '12, 10pm
#gross me out!! No More “Pink Slime” at Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King [link]