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The product has been used for decades and federal regulators sayit's safe to eat. It nevertheless became the center of nationalattention after the nickname "pink slime" was quoted in a New York Times article on the safety of meat processing methods. The filler ismade of fatty bits of beef that are heated then treated with a puffof ammonia to kill bacteria. In response to the public outcry over its use, the USDA said inMarch said that it would for the first time offer schools thechoice to purchase beef without the filler for the coming 2012-2013school year. The agency has continued to affirm that lean finelytextured beef is a safe, affordable and nutritious product thatreduces overall fat content. But as of May 18, the agency says states ordered more than 20million pounds of ground beef products that don't contain leanfinely textured beef. Orders for beef that may contain the fillercame to about 1 million pounds. Because schools were not given a choice last year, all states mayhave previously received beef with the product mixed in. The USDAestimates that lean finely textured beef accounted for about 6.5percent of ground beef orders. The agency is still accepting orders for the upcoming school year. The USDA does not buy lean finely textured beef directly, butpurchases finished products from beef vendors who must meet theagency's specifications for orders; products can consist of no morethan 15 percent of the product. The USDA's National School Lunch Program buys about 20 percent ofthe products served in schools across the country; the rest ispurchased by schools or school districts directly through privatevendors. The percentage of beef that schools get through the USDA tends tobe higher, however, because beef is expensive and schools like totake advantage of the favorable prices the government cannegotiate. Schools aren't the only ones rejecting the product. In the wake ofthe public outcry, fast food chains and supermarkets have alsovowed to stop selling beef with the product. Beef Products Inc. , the South Dakota company that makes lean finely textured beef,has been reeling from the controversy. This month, the companyannounced that it will shutter three of its four plants. I am an expert from chemical-storagecabinet.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Fire Resistant Safes , Electronic Dry Cabinet Manufacturer, Corrosive Storage Cabinet,and more.
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