Work halted at 75 percent of 'pink slime' maker's plants
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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 ahead of a public announcement about the plan. The company's plant at its Dakota Dunes, SD, headquarters will continue operations.
The ammonia-treated ingredient known by the industry as "lean, finely textured beef" has been used for years but recently became a target of activists seeking to have it banned from supermarkets and school lunches.
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The US Department of Agriculture decided to allow school districts to stop using it, and some retail chains have pulled products containing it.