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Governors tour Neb. beef plant
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) - Governors of three states donned coats, hair nets and goggles to tour a main production plant for "pink slime" last Thursday, hoping to persuade grossed-out consumers and grocery stores to accept the processed beef trimmings...
Tags: Regional Authority, Consumer Goods Industries, Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, Terry Branstad
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Some processors label beef containing 'pink slime'
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Some beef processors plan on labeling beef containing the meat product commonly known as ''pink slime'' in hope that such a designator will help restore consumer confidence. The USDA says it has received applications for such...Tags: Economic Indicator, McDonald's, Companies and Corporations, Standards, Consumer Confidence
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Pink slime: You say 'Ewwwww;' experts say 'So what?'
Consumer groups are troubled by "pink slime" -- but not in the way you'd expect. At Consumer Federation of America, there's regret the "yuck factor" has drowned out the science behind lean finely textured beef. "From the safety standpoint, we didn't...Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Food Industry, Consumers
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BPI closure could impact southwest Kansas college
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsControversy surrounding a beef filler forced a Kansas plant to close and that is also impacting a nearby school. Officials at Garden City Community College say the shutdown of BPI in Holcomb could impact opportunities for some of its students. The...Tags: Science, Teaching and Learning, Education, Science and Technology, Students
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Pink slime: the meat behind the moniker
Pink slime needs to fire its agent and hire the guy who reps sweetbreads.
Pink slime is the unfortunately evocative name for ground-up beef scraps, fat and connective tissue that is heated and spritzed with ammonia before making its way to our plates....Tags: NPR, Consumer Goods Industries, Google Inc., ABC (tv network), Entertainment
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News briefs for Thursday, April 26
Political stakes rise in fight over student loans as both sides see chance to show priorities WASHINGTON (AP)— Democrats and Republicans alike say they want to prevent the cost of federal loans from ballooning for millions of students. But the...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Immigration, Kennedy Airport, Labor Legislation, Yemen
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Beef consumers urged to reconsider pink slime
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The main producer of ‘‘pink slime’’ and the politicians defending the company will have a hard time persuading consumers and grocery stores to accept the product, even if the processed beef trimmings are...Tags: Regional Authority, Consumer Goods Industries, Executive Branch, Terry Branstad, Science and Technology
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Staff Q&A: Awful April Fools' Day pranks
April Fools' Day is Sunday. So we asked: Which prank would you consider cruel and unusual punishment Sorry, Tyler Perry. Getting one of Baltimore's (now infamous) exorbitant water bills. Luke Broadwater, reporter, The Baltimore Sun If someone made...
Tags: Malts and Milkshakes, Disneyland Park, Tyler Perry, April Fools' Day
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The beef is safe
The numerous protocols and reporting measures that are in place in the food industry reveal how safe the industry has become. The announcement that mad cow disease was found in a California cow drew a rapid response this week from the beleaguered...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology, Food Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Late Night: Jon Stewart says pink slime 'too fake for McDonald's'
Show TrackerJon Stewart on "pink slime," or what he likes to call "the cashmere of beef."... -
'Pink slime' coversation is nauseating, problematic
Change of SubjectFrom Brad Plumer at the Washington Post' Wonkblog: Over at the Atlantic, New York University’s Marion Nestle explains that the reliance on lean finely textured beef (or LFTB for short) is a way for the beef industry to get more...... -
Is there "pink slime" in our school lunches?
Lehigh Valley ParentingMcDonald's rejected it and TVs "Naked Chef" Jamie Oliver campaigned against it for years, but now the disgusting meat by-product concoction known as "pink slime" may be going to feed our kids. I'm not a huge fan of school lunches and have complained in...
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