Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Pink Slime
Pink Slime
Pink slime, or lean finely-textured beef (LFTB) as it is referred to in the industry, has been a hot topic in the past few months in regards to school lunches. It is not that pink slime is a new concept - in fact Jamie Oliver spoke about it on Food Revolution a year ago today, and there is evidence that ammonia treating of beef and other mechanically separated meat, has been available to the public, and part of the food system for at least the past 20 years.
The topic is fairly complex, and honestly I do not know enough about it to post an informed opinion. However I feel that it is such a hot topic in school nutrition that I ought to mention the subject and at least direct you towards more information.
I will let Jamie Oliver explain what Pink Slime is (it should be noted that in his video, he is making a small, by hand batch of LFTB - and it turns out looking a lot like minced meat - when mechanically separated and treated, the product is visually more like pink soft serve ice cream in appearance than like minced meat).
The public attention LFTB has received in the last couple of months has mostly been due to Bettina Siegel, blogger at The Lunch Tray, starting a Change.org petition entitled Tell USDA to STOP Using Pink Slime in School Food! Bettina is more or less an expert on what is going on with LFTB and school lunches, as well school lunches in general, so if you would like to read more on the topic, I suggest heading over to The Lunch Tray
Labels: Policy
by E Pace at 9:02 AM |
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