pink pink lean finely beef finely beef lean beef meat based product food ground beef beef based processed filler reduce overall fat content ground beef production process heat remove fat meat beef resulting product exposed gas acid kill bacteria approved product limited human consumption march series pink included claims approximately percent ground beef sold contained time companies organizations stopped offering ground beef product pink claimed originally pet food cooking oil later approved public consumption disputed april administrator responsible approving product inc bpi largest producer september bpi filed lawsuit false claims product product regulated different manners regions united_states product allowed ground beef meat products beef based processed product banned canada presence banned human consumption european_union consumer advocacy groups promoted elimination product mandatory disclosure beef expressed concerns plant occurred product received significant news media coverage production content finely meat produced heating beef removing melted fat force flash freezing remaining product seconds roller press reported lower processing temperature roller press type invented bpi ceo freeze packages meat minutes began lean finely beef added ground beef filler reduce overall fat content ground beef march percent ground beef sold contained product source areas product cattle include contaminated portions near hide recovered beef material long tubes thinner pencil time beef products inc bpi processing plant meat exposed acid kill bacteria contact water meat produces sharply increases damages microscopic organisms freezing causes ice crystals form organisms weakened cell walls mechanical stress destroys organisms altogether product finely ground compressed blocks flash frozen shipped use finely beef produced sold bpi march labeling product label indicated beef contained pink bpi finished product percent lean beef fat content percent value comparable percent lean ground beef high protein low fat contains iron beef contains percent product labeled ground beef filler percent ground meat associated_press review food editor author compared taste containing traditional real described containing highly bits like matter spokesperson bpi stated bpi product contain cow tissue stated product contain tissue instead muscle meat equivalent ground beef reported low grade beef meat products tissue contain fat present early use approved use technology manufacturing finely meat time approval called remaining product meat arguing contained muscle tissue response public health concerns beef founder bpi began work meat injected form rapid freezing mechanical stress approved system intermediate step roller press approved product human consumption agreed bpi suggestion processing agent need listed labels ingredient stated argued product approval human consumption saying meat actually salvage seek independent safety overruled bpi commissioned study effectiveness safety process researchers found safety concern product ground beef containing term pink reference product distinctive look coined internal mail expressing concern mentioned labels packaged ground beef treated added stated consider stuff ground beef consider allowing ground beef form fraudulent labeling later stated main concern tissue meat ground beef product added called ground beef equivalent regular ground beef determined process effective exempt routine testing meat sold general public december investigative piece published new_york_times questioned safety meat treated process pointing occasions process adjustments effective article included public use term pink january new_york_times published editorial concerns posed news article noting meat produced bpi linked illnesses episode food revolution aired april depicted use pink food supply school episode oliver beef liquid explaining product disgusted oliver stated told pink doesn like food school kids soldiers senior citizens hate youtube video featuring questioning oliver statements promoting report segment series reports march brought widespread public attention raised consumer concerns product product described essentially scrap meat pieces compressed treated agent lean finely beef referred example food production product characterized things routinely attorney food safety program referred product symptoms broken food system food policy writer noted chemicals routinely added produced meat united_states reported time percent ground beef sold contained considered meat issued statement safe included consumer products time secretary stated process produce safe long time adding ground beef ground beef safe consume industry response bpi meat industry organizations addressed public concerns stating processed lean beef simply able reclaimed traditional practices newer technologies available approximately years ago regard concerns use bpi noted use anti agent approved use included list generally recognized safe procedures similar applications numerous food products including baked goods market response food manufacturers publicly stated use product including meat retailers stated use product cease fast food chains stopped use product controversy arose stated product concord monitor reported increased business small neighborhood markets april consumer concerns march bpi announced suspend operations plants crisis planning plants produced total pounds product day bpi said lost contracts customers course weekend production decreased million pounds week million pounds week lowest point production effective bpi closed plants including kansas lost million sales laid workers production increased million pounds significantly cut production finely beef april warned public resistance filler lead higher prices season percent sales product overnight president stopped production california laid workers slowing production plants including beef processing plant texas people laid grocery stores including nation largest chains announced march longer sell products containing grocery companies restaurants school districts discontinued sale provision beef containing media reports april received requests beef allow voluntary labeling products stated plans approve labeling checks label accuracy plans label products contain alleviate concerns restore consumer confidence following announcement allow choices purchasing decisions ground beef school districts stated opt serving ground beef june states declined purchase product school year nebraska iowa chose continue buying april ground beef manufacturer finely beef owned filed chapter bankruptcy citing ongoing media attention dramatically reduced demand ground beef products april cattle month low partially attributed pink controversy livestock traders stated demand live cattle long term short term certainly negative government response following suspension operations bpi plants members media leaders invited iowa governor tour bpi facility remained open nebraska founders bpi gave campaign contributions candidates campaigns stated contributions factor decision having event texas governor nebraska lieutenant governor kansas governor south lieutenant governor toured nebraska plant attempt inaccurate information stated having caused unnecessary panic consumers publicity tour emerged promotional slogan beef news reporters allowed ask employees bpi questions tour bpi asserts social media product bpi eventually sued march stated problem market end product going cost going increase problem country retailers removed product shelves product lines stated raise price beef stated recommend iowa state public schools continue use ground beef contains product stated plans send letter state public schools encouraging continue buy march democrats congress led representative maine wrote letter united_states secretary agriculture head creating school lunch program kids affluent communities served low grade wrong urged elimination public school senator montana issued news release march urging agriculture secretary remove pink school replace high quality montana beef stated planned include provisions upcoming farm bill allow schools flexibility funds increase options purchasing locally grown produced foods school reaction product partially credited petition landed quarter million signatures ban school parents consumer advocates insisted product removed public schools indicated beginning fall school districts choice ground beef reported schools served pink school school districts suppliers school districts purchase beef directly know beef year planned purchasing million pounds lean beef national school lunch program spokesman stated million pounds beef ordered nationally school lunch program year percent analysis data indicated nearly million pounds beef served california schools year contained lean finely beef according cost differential ground beef estimated approximately bpi lawsuit september bpi announced filed billion lawsuit reporters claiming nearly false misleading statements repeated continuously month long campaign engaged product food interference business relationships bpi called series campaign denied bpi claims called lawsuit merit sought case removed state court federal court june federal judge sent lawsuit state court march state court judge dismissed abc motion dismiss allowed suit forward current use march percent ground beef united_states contained lean finely beef year later march estimated meat industry officials approximately percent significant reduction extensive media coverage began march season started label stating contains finely beef finely beef production increased beef prices rose retailers seek cheaper include meat find new products bpi label product recovered customers march regulation united_states direct consumer sale lean finely beef constitute percent ground beef additional labeling added meat products beef based processed prior invention process beef processed reduce remove fat bone fragments non beef components sold uses pet food ingredient cooking oil use processing lean finely beef bpi permitted canada stated permitted canada ground beef production imported requires imported meat products meet standards requirements domestic meat canada allow acid produced finely meat preparation ground meat identified ground meat certain conditions lean finely beef finely meat banned human consumption european_union meat processed process allowed process involves use machine manufactured germany separates meat bones animals low pressure water meat referred meat process involves formation final product red meat paste similar process separated meat forces fragments meat animal bones high pressure water public perception nature product manner processed led concerns risk human health despite fact reported cases illnesses consumption product consumers media reporting significantly reduced acceptance ground beef survey commissioned released april found percent adults aware pink issue aware percent indicated somewhat concerned percent extremely concerned percent respondents stated aware pink took action researching ground beef purchase consume decreasing eliminating ground beef consumption legislation consumer advocacy groups pressed pink elimination mandatory disclosure beef spokesperson time said need additional labeling asking label percent beef want label prepared beef percent beef consumer advocacy groups notably expressed dismay popular reaction product especially plant business company lost widely media product lean finely beef similarly said plant unfortunate expressed concern product replaced ground beef processed assure level safety consumers expressed concerns ground beef contains product labeled consumers currently unable informed purchasing decisions lack product labeling senator bob new_jersey called institute mandatory labeling guidelines ground beef sold consumers informed purchasing decisions
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