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TIL in December 2018, lean finely textured beef(pink slime) was reclassified as "ground beef" by the Food Safety Service of the United States Department Of Agriculture. It is banned in Canada and EU. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL in December 2018, lean finely textured beef(pink slime) was reclassified as "ground beef" by the Food Safety And Inspection Service of the United States Department Of Agriculture. It is banned...

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Original Title: TIL in December 2018, lean finely textured beef(pink slime) was reclassified as "ground beef" by the Food Safety And Inspection Service of the United States Department Of Agriculture. It is banned in Canada and the EU.

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

weird that it isn't considered organic dispite not using fertilizer or pesticides

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    can't tell if you're serious or taking the piss, but for reference meat has to be fed with things that are themselves organic to be classed as organic.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    to quote the Wikipedia article:

    Most of the finely textured beef is produced and sold by BPI, Cargill and Tyson Foods.[29][30] As of March 2012 there was no labeling of the product, and only a USDA Organic label would have indicated that beef contained no "pink slime".

    to me implies that even if the meat would have otherwise been organic, that the processing makes it no longer be.

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