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| Subject: 'Pink slime' beef off US school menu Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:50 am | |
| Schools across the US are to be allowed to stop serving so-called "pink slime" beef to their pupils at mealtimes.
In a statement, the US Department of Agriculture said schools buying beef from a central government scheme could now choose from a range of options.
The term has become used to describe a type of beef trimming commonly found in school and restaurant beef in the US.
Reports it was widely used in schools prompted a popular outcry, although the beef is certified as safe to eat.
Social media campaigns and an online petition sprung up to oppose the use of the product. The beef's producer led a campaign to explain it was nutritional and safe.
Last year, British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver publicly criticised the product on his now-defunct US TV show, and McDonald's recently said it would phase out the use of "pink slime" in its burgers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17393376 |
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