“Pink Slime” In Your Kid’s Lunch
According to public reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to buy 7 million pounds of beef byproducts and serve it up in the nation’s federally-funded school lunch program. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is urging the Secretary of the USDA to end any transfer of products containing so-called “pink slime” to public schools, re-evaluate its process for approving its use and