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Post by AuntSueto4 on Mar 8, 2012 22:50:20 GMT -6
Pink slime called unfit for school lunches Article by: ELIZABETH FLOCK , Washington Post Updated: March 8, 2012 - 10:05 PM Minnesotans voiced concern after USDA said it plans to buy beef treated with ammonium hydroxide.Excerpt: "...The U.S. Department of Agriculture, schools and school districts plan to buy the treated meat from Beef Products Inc. for the national school-lunch program in coming months. The USDA said that all of its ground-beef purchases "meet the highest standard for food safety" and that ammonium hydroxide is "generally recognized as safe." It also said it strengthened ground-beef safety standards in recent years..." www.startribune.com/nation/142003303.htmlWhat say you?
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Post by cakemakermom on Mar 9, 2012 10:02:55 GMT -6
I find it disgusting that it's in our grocery stores too. Makes me wonder about the department of agriculture. Apparently everyone has a price.
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Post by AuntSueto4 on Mar 9, 2012 11:59:33 GMT -6
I find it disgusting that it's in our grocery stores too. Makes me wonder about the department of agriculture. Apparently everyone has a price.
It makes one want to find a good farmer/farmer's market to get to know how they do things, and buy from them. |
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Post by apryllraye87 on Mar 9, 2012 16:58:52 GMT -6
Yuck. I'm so glad that we pack our own lunches.
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