Pink Slime Ground Beef – Schools Can Opt Out, USDA To Announce

Ammonia-treated ground beef, popularly referred to as pink slime, can be omitted from school-meal purchases in the USA, if schools so wish, the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) is expected to announced today. There has been growing concern regarding the delivery of ammonia-treated ground beef to schools, while fast-food restaurants, such as McDonald’s and Burger King have stopped using it…