Pink slime, plus all the other stuff in your food

By Jody Rohlena on March 23, 2012 12:00:29 pm

SS-Blog_pink_slimeYou've seen the reports on "pink slime" and may be wondering what other weird stuff is lurking in your food. It just so happens that we've got a great story on food additives in the current issue of ShopSmart. Check out our link here and find out what's weird but edible (like pink slime), what may cause problems in certain people, and what you should skip. Download ShopSmart Food additives story.

Here's an in-depth story from The Atlantic worth reading, plus some history from Wikipedia. And here's a press release from the the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding safety.

And Kroger reversed itself from it's original stance just in the last day that it would sell both types of meat: With and without lean, finely textured beef!

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Jody Rohlena

Jody Rohlena

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