It’s estimated that 50 to 70 percent of ground beef contains what’s become known as pink slime, ammonia used to kill bacteria. It’s been on the market for years. Federal health officials say it’s safe and used in millions of school lunches.
An online petition quickly gathered more than 220,000 signatures calling for the USDA to stop serving pink slime to students.
“There is no question I think that this petition has caught fire because I think all consumers are really unhappy that this stuff is in beef,” said Bettina Siegel, who started the petition.
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