"pink slime" goes back to school

[DrLeftover]

So... It wasn't so terrible after all.

September 11, 2013

If you thought last year's media frenzy finally put an end to the conversations about "pink slime," you're wrong. Politico reports that the ammonia treated meat, also referred to as "finely textured beef" in the industry, is reemerging in school cafeterias across the country.

Schools in at least four states have ordered "pink slime" despite last year's massive campaign against the product, which resulted in many schools eliminating pink slime from school cafeterias. According to Politco, seven states have ordered about 2 million pounds of beef that may contain the ammonia treated meat for the 2013-14 school year. Politico also reports that this time last year only three states had put in orders.

Politico credits the change of heart to a tightening of purse strings. "Lean finely textured beef brings down the cost of ground beef by about 3 percent, which can add up quickly in a program that feeds more than 31 million school children each day," reports Politico. The states that put in orders are illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Texas.

http://www.delish.com/food/recalls-reviews/pink-slime-returns-to-schools-in-2013