New Jersey 101.5 » tom vilsack http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 23 May 2013 23:12:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 "Pink Slime" In Your Kid's Lunch http://nj1015.com/pink-slime-in-your-kids-lunch/ http://nj1015.com/pink-slime-in-your-kids-lunch/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:00:41 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=72646 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 require the labeling of products that contain it so consumers can make informed choices.

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