A few years back, a story went viral about the use of “pink slime” mechanically separated meat within the food industry.
The revelation of the food quality was quite shocking to many and one who especially wasn't happy about the news coverage was the company who made the product. The news about this product was said to first have surfaced back in 2012 when ABC news started making claims that roughly 70 percent of the ground beef sold in markets had this “pink slime” additive.
ABC is now engaged in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit over their media coverage of the “pink slime” as the company, Beef Products Inc, says the ABC news coverage tarnished their reputation and ended-up contributing to the closure of several of their plants, as well as many workers being laid off.
They claim that they saw their revenues drop roughly 80 percent after the coverage of the “pink slime” went viral.
A number of customers, supermarkets and restaurants, went ahead and canceled their order and stopped using the product; their LFTB (lean finely textured beef). BPI is claiming that they are owed damages somewhere around $1.9 billion or more.
The parent of ABC, Walt Disney Co, is so concerned with the potential here for billions to be lost that they mentioned this lawsuit in their 10-Q reports to shareholders that's filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Diane sawyer and ABC news correspondents Jim Avila and David Kerley were all named as defendants in the suit; along with a microbiologist from the Dept. of Agriculture. However, Sawyer and Kerley have since been dropped as defendants.
ABC is confident that when all of the facts of the matter are displayed in court, that they will be vindicated. And it's also alleged that ABC aren't the first organization to investigate the pink slime either, the NYTimes is said to have exposed the LFTP product earlier back around 2009.
It's reported that a number of potential jurors have already been dismissed from being involved with the case because they had expressed criticisms of BPI or the LFTP product.
The “pink slime” is described as a meat-based additive that is used with ground beef and beef-based processed meats. In order for consumers to be sure whether or not they are consuming that, they should look out for the label which indicates it contains “lean finely textured beef” or “textured beef” or “finely textured beef”.
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Sources:
http://nypost.com/2017/06/10/how-a-lawsuit-over-beef-has-taken-over-this-tiny-town/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/abc-news-braces-57-billion-pink-slime-trial-heart-trump-country-1009269
http://clark.com/health-health-care/how-to-know-if-youre-eating-pink-slime/
http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/pink-slime-case-against-abc-news-finally-goes-to-trial/331211
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/abc-grills-beef-expert-at-pink-slime-trial-1011644
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/pink-slime-abc-defamation-trial-1.4146290
It certainly grossed everybody out. But it's all the more reason to buy grass fed from the farmers & don't eat processed garbage fast food, or frozen food. But ya...fuck ABC for real.
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One of the few instances where the MSM has actually done its job. This stuff is disgusting. Can't say that I feel sorry for ABC though. There are plenty of bigger stories that it doesn't have the stones to cover.
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One reason why I try to be vegan again and again.
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Yuck 🤢
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I think I will check every meet I buy from now on!! FULL STEEM AHEAD!!!
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Every time I see the Pink Slime I have to go Vegetarian for a week!
Thanks @doitvoluntarily
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lol!
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oh boy... it definitely made me think twice about fast food
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thanks you very much. I am interesting with yours
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thanks for sharing
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Disney should not be held liable for an industry that tries to sneak unwelcome additives into their consumers. It appears that the consumers did not like that food-like product. #realfoodplease
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McDonald's Pink Slime:
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I remember when this all came out. You can really tell that the department stores meat have the pink slim. You can feel it as well as notice the texture of the meat is odd. ( and that is even turkey meat )
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I was just talking about this story the other day with someone. I had no idea they are in this lawsuit now.
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good post....
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pink slime is scary stuff. I'm so happy they did it. I think the first time I saw it was on "food inc." I couldnt eat meat for a while after watching that.
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This is crazy, yet I love how Walt Disney Co has to take a loss! They're shit talking on companies, yet they're one of the evilest out their.
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Wow slime comes in pink now too? Did they mention what actually made up this "pink slime"? Weird chemical additives always disgust but throughly interest me enough to learn more about them lol
Looks like yet another reason to avoid eating meat outside and stick to veggies and seafood. Thanks for keeping us informed @doitvoluntarily!
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I remember the pink slime and the coverage on it back then. Its important that people know what they are putting in their bodies.
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I remember this vividly. If it's the truth, than how can they be sued? When I heard the story, it was said that it was what Chicken nuggets was made of.
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Was thinking about opening a Pink Slime Burgers joint but decided it would be too hard to swallow.
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