By Brad Jordan Beef packing company sues ABC News for defamation Beef Products Inc. is suing ABC News for defamation after the news channel ran a series exposing its sale of “pink slime” filler in ground beef sold to most major retailers and the federal…
By Heather Callaghan Cargill Inc., among the world’s biggest beef processors, is taking the road less traveled and has decided to disclose ingredients for their version of what consumers and media call “pink slime.” Rival pink slime producer, Beef Products Inc., nearly shut down in…
By Heather Callaghan Iowa State University has conducted food safety research of the beef product deemed “Pink Slime” by the mass public. Lean-finely-texturized-beef (LFTB) is a meat filler made from ammoniated boneless lean beef scraps, connective tissue or similar products, which are considered unfit for…
