McDonald's Pink Slime: No Longer Used in Burgers!
by Free Britney at .McDonald's is no longer using the controversial ground beef filler known as "pink slime," according to reports. That's the good news you can take out of this.
The bad? That crap was in all the ones you already ate.
Pink slime is not its real name, but it might actually sound more appetizing than the ingredients ... spare beef trimmings treated with ammonium hydroxide.
Delish.
The ammonium hydroxide is used to kill any bacteria in the trimmings. As revolting as it sounds, the additive is approved by the Department of Agriculture.
McDonald's move comes after celebrity TV chef Jamie Oliver brought it to public attention and vocally made calls for the restaurant chain to stop using it.
The company denied that its decision was influenced by Oliver, saying it stopped using the product months ago and had discussed dropping it for a year.
Either way, you may now return to eating at McDonald's ... if you want. The mere thought of pink slime may be sticking to your memory for awhile.
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Comments (11 Total)
it wasn't in ALL the burgers you already ate. it had only been in use from 2007.
'Pink Slime' is the first short story written about the subject. I wrote and published a couple weeks ago. Using a fictional investigative reporter whose lunch was ruined by the disclosure of its content, it provides a vehicle to fully unveil the truth -- much more than has been in the press. Available electronically from Amazon, B&N, and Smashwords, it is easily available and you can preview it. Just type in Pink Slime on any of those book sellers and it'll pop up. PinkSlime dot us is another route.
i agree with allsaints45! and besides that, the big mac is delicious. :)
HEY, THE BURGERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TASTY AND CHEAP. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. IF YOU WANT A GOURMET BURGER, AT A GOURMET RESTAURANT, BE PREPARED TO PAY A FORTUNE, AND DON'T FORGET THE GRATUITY. I'LL STICK WITH THE "SLIME," HAVEN'T GOTTEN SICK YET.
It is totally revolting to add such an ingredient, of which we have no idea what its main parts are composed of. However it’s wrong to feed this to our kids knowing that it could cause major obesity.