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Meat Cutters Discover a New Steak

John Johnson — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:00:05 CDT

Good news for carnivores and not so good news for cattle: People who specialize in such things say they've found a new cut of beef from a cow called the "Vegas strip steak." Business Insider picks up on the weird scoop from the Drovers Cattle Network , which proclaims that the...

S. Korea Stores Yank US Beef Over Mad Cow

Kevin Spak — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:37:05 CDT

Two of South Korea's biggest grocery chains have temporarily halted the sale of US beef in response to the latest mad cow scare . "Not that there were any quality issues in the meat," a spokesman for the country's third-largest chain tells the AP , "but because consumers were worried." Like many...

Ammonia an Ingredient in More Than Pink Slime

Newser Editors — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:43:19 CDT

If you were appalled by the revelation that the meat industry grinds up beef byproducts and gives them a nice ammonia bath, steel yourself: Experts say ammonia compounds are pretty commonly used in food. Ammonium hydroxide, which was given the OK by health officials in 1974, is added to milk...

Pink Slime a Symptom of a Darker Disease

Kevin Spak — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:12:57 CDT

Public outcry appears to have essentially killed "pink slime" (or as its producers would prefer you refer to it, "Lean Finely Textured Beef"), and Mark Bittman can't help but find that encouraging—and a little ironic. "The stuff is gross, for sure, but it’s far from the most disgusting meat...

Grocery Chain: Our Shoppers Want Pink Slime

Matt Cantor — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:01:00 CDT

Apparently everyone isn't grossed out by the much-discussed pink slime: Indeed, some customers are demanding it. Thus the 235-store Hy-Vee grocery chain has decided to sell ground beef with and without the product, also called lean, finely textured beef, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reports. Residents of cities that produce pink...

Governors Defend Pink Slime by Eating It

Rob Quinn — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:29:26 CDT

Pink slime is perfectly safe to eat, but it has a bit of a PR problem, according to federal authorities and a coalition of at least four governors. Department of Agriculture officials say the "slime"—leftover beef trimmings sometimes treated with ammonium hydroxide—is actually a low-cost way of making...

Work Halted at 75% of 'Pink Slime' Maker's Plants

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:36:05 CDT

The company that makes "pink slime" is suspending operations at three of four plants where the low-cost beef filler is made amid a public outcry over concern about the ingredient. A Beef Products Inc. rep today told the AP about the operations suspensions at plants in Texas, Kansas, and Iowa...

McDonald's Stops Using 'Pink Slime'

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:03:26 CST

Jamie Oliver's gastric juices must be bubbling with joy. The food activist and celebrity chef has fought for months against so-called "pink slime," and lo and behold, McDonald's announced last week it has stopped using the controversial beef, CBS News reports. The chain was "taking a product that would be...

Swedish Guy Eats 70-Year- Old Beef

Kevin Spak — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:32:05 CDT

Ever wondered if beef ages like wine? Well a Swedish man ran something of an experiment on the matter yesterday, cracking open a jar of brisket that had been sealed for more than 70 years, The Local reports. Eskil Carlsson’s parents-in-law had sealed the beef away during World War II,...