They really feed kids this stuff?

brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671
edited April 2012 in A Moving Train
Feeding kids "pink slime"? This is disgusting. :sick:

http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-us ... chool-food

Why This Is Important

"Pink slime" is the term used for a mixture of beef scraps and connective tissue (formerly used only for pet food and rendering) that is treated with ammonia hydroxide to remove pathogens like salmonella and E coli. These so-called "Lean Beef Trimmings," are produced by Beef Products, Inc.

Two former government microbiologists claim that, for political reasons, pink slime was approved for human consumption by USDA over serious safety concerns. (http://bit.ly/waMMni)

Government and industry records obtained by The New York Times in 2009 showed that "in testing for the school lunch program, E. coli and salmonella pathogens have been found dozens of times in Beef Products meat, challenging claims by the company and the U.S.D.A. about the effectiveness of the treatment. Since 2005, E. coli has been found 3 times and salmonella 48 times, including back-to-back incidents in August in which two 27,000-pound batches were found to be contaminated. The meat was caught before reaching lunch-rooms trays."

Even apart from safety concerns, it is simply wrong to feed our children connective tissues and beef scraps that were, in the past, destined for use in pet food and rendering and were not considered fit for human consumption.

Due to public outcry, fast food giants like McDonald's and Burger King have stopped using pink slime in their food. But the federal government continues to allow its use in school food and has just authorized the purchase of ground beef which collectively contains an additional 7 million pounds of pink slime for consumption by our nation's children.

Tell the USDA to STOP the use of ground beef containing pink slime in the National School Lunch Program!

[You can follow the progress of this petition, including the latest media coverage and more information on pink slime, on my daily blog -- The Lunch Tray (http://www.thelunchtray.com)]
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  • Paul Andrews
    Paul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    And you guys are worried about terrorists killing you.

    Seems you are doing a pretty good job of doing it yourselves :?
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  • riotgrl
    riotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895
    ALOT of people who eat ground beef in this country, not from a local source, eat this stuff. BPI puts ammoniated beef trimmings (pink slime) in about 70% of all beef manufactured in this country. That's coming directly from their website. JMO, but I don't eat any animal product that is not local.
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Time for me to start eating more venison...
  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    There is a reason that I'm a vegan.

    No... there are MANY reasons that I'm a vegan. This is one of them.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    There is a reason that I'm a vegan.

    No... there are MANY reasons that I'm a vegan. This is one of them.

    And a good one it is!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    There is a reason that I'm a vegan.

    No... there are MANY reasons that I'm a vegan. This is one of them.

    Same here vegetarian heading towards veganism for sure....I feel really weird grilling burgers and steaks for the kids lately but they understand our stance. Their time will come to make their decisions on what foods are best for them....those teen years are tough.

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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    I think pink slime would be an upgrade over the slop they used to feed me in public schools. :geek:
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    this is only the tip of the iceberg ...

    it's crazy how little safeguards exists for people and how the state has basically bent over to the wills of the corporations ... between food, pharmaceuticals and agricultural practices - it's pretty disturbing ...
  • bennett13
    bennett13 Posts: 439
    This is why I buy all my ground beef from a local meat market...I know they're putting actual beef in the grinder
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    was talking to some environmental phd grad students yesterday and one of the topics was the greenwashing and movement by many companies like chipotle and papa john's to the food justice side ... how they are now advertising their food comes from real farms ...

    pretty sad commentary on the state of the food system currently in place ...
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    My dogs eat better than that.

    Seriously.
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  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Wow, I almost lost my breakfast reading that. :sick: :wtf:
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  • Pepe Silvia
    Pepe Silvia Posts: 3,758
    it's sad, the fast food industry actually has higher standards than school cafeterias
    don't compete; coexist

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    i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Reminds me of the 60s "Blob" film with McQueen...how it looks, I mean.

    And this: "Due to public outcry, fast food giants like McDonald's and Burger King have stopped using pink slime in their food. But the federal government continues to allow its use in school food and has just authorized the purchase of ground beef which collectively contains an additional 7 million pounds of pink slime for consumption by our nation's children."

    Public outcry? Yes, it's a good thing obviously to speak out against this and some have eliminated this from their menu...but really? It was something that would've just continued on if not for protests?

    And it's still cool for it to be part of daily school diets?

    What happened to just doing the right thing?

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  • Pepe Silvia
    Pepe Silvia Posts: 3,758
    i saw this video a few months ago

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBkwUt-bqIo
    don't compete; coexist

    what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?

    "I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama

    when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
    i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    more on food justice ...

    http://grist.org/food/meet-tracie-mcmil ... ce-writer/
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    So we have been eating this "pink slime" for a few decades now as it looks like it is added to the majority of ground beef in the supermarkets ... what is the health concern again? I'll admit it's unappealing and has been given a horrible name in the media, but if it prevents waste and adds to the food supply, what is the real problem?

    Is this a real health issue or a rich-people-without-any-real-problems issue?
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Jason P wrote:
    So we have been eating this "pink slime" for a few decades now as it looks like it is added to the majority of ground beef in the supermarkets ... what is the health concern again? I'll admit it's unappealing and has been given a horrible name in the media, but if it prevents waste and adds to the food supply, what is the real problem?

    Is this a real health issue or a rich-people-without-any-real-problems issue?

    meanwhile dietary related illnesses are skyrocketing especially amongst children ... you can't be serious!? ... they use ammonia to process this shit that has absolutely zero nutritional value ... do you know ammonia is toxic to humans!?? ... just because the shit has been in the food system (see gmo, pesticides, etc) - doesn't mean it's good for people ...
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    polaris_x wrote:
    Jason P wrote:
    So we have been eating this "pink slime" for a few decades now as it looks like it is added to the majority of ground beef in the supermarkets ... what is the health concern again? I'll admit it's unappealing and has been given a horrible name in the media, but if it prevents waste and adds to the food supply, what is the real problem?

    Is this a real health issue or a rich-people-without-any-real-problems issue?

    meanwhile dietary related illnesses are skyrocketing especially amongst children ... you can't be serious!? ... they use ammonia to process this shit that has absolutely zero nutritional value ... do you know ammonia is toxic to humans!?? ... just because the shit has been in the food system (see gmo, pesticides, etc) - doesn't mean it's good for people ...
    Kids ... and most of us ... have horrible diets. Perhaps this is bad, but I would have to see studies to see if ammonia levels are any different then a cow coming straight from the farm. And the general question also begs if it is any more unhealthy then the ingestion of red meat in the first place.

    I agree that if the nutritional content is different then organic meat, that should be clearly distinguished on the label. But if it doesn't pose a health issue and increases the overall food supply while keeping prices low, I don't see a huge issue here.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671
    Jason P wrote:
    So we have been eating this "pink slime" for a few decades now as it looks like it is added to the majority of ground beef in the supermarkets ... what is the health concern again? I'll admit it's unappealing and has been given a horrible name in the media, but if it prevents waste and adds to the food supply, what is the real problem?

    Is this a real health issue or a rich-people-without-any-real-problems issue?

    Well, JP, if you really want to eat this" food" or feed it to your kids ( :( ), I guess no body is going to stop you. But if you care about your health and the health of kids maybe read on:



    http://www.askrogerdrummer.com/healingh ... sease.html

    (excerpt from article)

    "Pink Slime, Kids & Heart Disease
    "Now, how about that PINK SLIME!

    One of the great things about being into healthy food is the fact that you learn so much about what’s in it. That’s also one of the worst things about. So much of what you learn is so gross that you can get pretty angry. Knowledge is wisdom they say so I thought I’d pass this on. You and your kids have been eating PINK SLIME.

    Ok, so what is Pink Slime? It’s a type of beef bi-product that’s added to hamburger nationwide to make it cheaper and to use up waste products from the meat industry. Yes, waste products. Seems there’s a company in South Dakota that came up with an idea to take the scraps of fat left over from trimming a cow that normally go to making pet food and turn it into human food. The process involves grinding it together with ammonia to kill pathogens and spinning it in a centrifuge to separate the proteins and then packaging it into huge blocks for companies to buy and add to hamburger. The name Pink Slime came from a memo by someone in the FDA who referred to it as such."
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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