The term "pink slime" was coined in a United States Department of Agriculture memo. There are two major problems with Pink slime. It is the connective tissue and muscle from the cow, sometimes meat scraps gathered from the slaughterhouse floor, but mostly the trimmings of the cow. Essentially, as a former USDA food safety inspector said, "it is not meat and could never be considered beef." The second problem is that companies add ammonium hydroxide and to destroy harmful microbes, such as Salmonella and E. coli.
Ammonium Hydroxide is a colorless liquid chemical solution that forms when ammonia dissolves in water. It is found in many industrial products and cleaners such as flooring strippers, brick cleaners, and cements. Ammonium hydroxide can also release ammonia gas into the air and exposure to it, especially if ingested can lead to:
Breathing difficulty (from inhalation)
Coughing
Throat swelling (which may also cause breathing difficulty)
Wheezing
Severe pain in the throat
Severe pain or burning in the nose, eyes, ears, lips, or tongue
Vision loss
Esophagus, stomach, and intestines
Blood in the stool
Burns of the esophagus (food pipe) and stomach
Severe abdominal pain
Vomiting, possibly with blood
Heart and blood
Collapse
Low blood pressure (develops rapidly)
Severe change in pH (too much or too little acid in the blood, which leads to damage in all of the body organs)
Skin Burns, Holes and Irritation
It actually becomes a matter for the center for poison control.
Pink Slime or Lean Beef Trimmings is banned in the UK but In the USA, it is sold by several companies, including Cargill Meat Solutions and Beef Products Inc. Fast food restaurants like McDonalds, Taco Bell, and Burger King have recently eliminated pink slime from the meat they serve us in their burgers, as a result of Jamie Oliver shining a light on this practice. The most disgusting part of this whole ordeal, in my opinion is that the United States Government has ordered 7 million pounds of pink slime to be delivered to public schools to be served to the students for lunch.
I'm done!
Ammonium Hydroxide is a colorless liquid chemical solution that forms when ammonia dissolves in water. It is found in many industrial products and cleaners such as flooring strippers, brick cleaners, and cements. Ammonium hydroxide can also release ammonia gas into the air and exposure to it, especially if ingested can lead to:
Breathing difficulty (from inhalation)
Coughing
Throat swelling (which may also cause breathing difficulty)
Wheezing
Severe pain in the throat
Severe pain or burning in the nose, eyes, ears, lips, or tongue
Vision loss
Esophagus, stomach, and intestines
Blood in the stool
Burns of the esophagus (food pipe) and stomach
Severe abdominal pain
Vomiting, possibly with blood
Heart and blood
Collapse
Low blood pressure (develops rapidly)
Severe change in pH (too much or too little acid in the blood, which leads to damage in all of the body organs)
Skin Burns, Holes and Irritation
It actually becomes a matter for the center for poison control.
Pink Slime or Lean Beef Trimmings is banned in the UK but In the USA, it is sold by several companies, including Cargill Meat Solutions and Beef Products Inc. Fast food restaurants like McDonalds, Taco Bell, and Burger King have recently eliminated pink slime from the meat they serve us in their burgers, as a result of Jamie Oliver shining a light on this practice. The most disgusting part of this whole ordeal, in my opinion is that the United States Government has ordered 7 million pounds of pink slime to be delivered to public schools to be served to the students for lunch.
I'm done!
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