let's just cut out the pink slime. n-win. >> the makeerce of the meat filler known as ping slime has suspended operations at all but one of its plant. >> 200 people will lose their jobs at three plant. >> jon: we're a pink slime-based economy. ( laughter ). so by not putting pink slime in my kids' mouths, i'm taking slime out of the mouths of kids trying to put slime on their family's table. guilty and nauseous. well played, meat industry, well employeed. >> joooon! >> jon: this could be a whole new start for america. maybe we should go macrobiotic, organic, locally raised grass fed cattle raised from family farm, not factories, no pink slime. >> jooon, i know you still want me, pink slime and all. >> jon: no, i can't give in to your mechanically separated meat pulp. >> i'm finely texted. >> jon: you're a jerk and a liar! >> look at me. >> jon: i deserve fresh, grade-a, ammonia free-- >> goddamn it, johnny, i'm your best friend! don't you walk away from me! we belong together! ( applause ) >> jon: you know what? i can't

soon, they will off a no pink slime option. >> jim is here. let me understand what kroger is saying. they are going to answer your question if you ask at the butcher counter what has pink slime in it and what doesn't? >> absolutely. they say the butch erp has a list and he will tell you which of the meats have pink slime in it. >> since it's a lower cost filler, any of the super markets professioning to keep the price the same? are they going to raise the price? >> safeway and albertsons says they will not raise the. >> frot raise the price, all right. we have a lot of e-mails. people ask s the filler in ground turkey, chick snn any other product? >> i understand why they are asking that question, there are processed chickens and processed turkey. rep this is a beef product. this product is only added to beef products, ground beef and deli meats. >> jim avila with us, the big news tonight. thanks so much, jim. >>> and we move on now to a big day in your voice, your voice. the day the romney campaign tried to get the other candidates to pull ou

which meat contains pink slime? impossible to tell.e right that has pink slime. if you can't see or taste the difference and you want to buy meat without it? what do you do? shop at places that don't sell it. i was in contact with safeway and the store that runs lucky super markets. both with beef with and without this product. safeway is reviewing their policy. if you want to do without, look for safeway labeled beef that says 80% lean market, ground fresh on site or natural ground beef. it is the traditional ground beef you want to avoid because it micontain pink slime. lucky says lucky brand meat is supplied by meat processing companies that use pink slime. you can purchase harris ranch beef. just ask at the meat counter. safeway and lucky say the beef that does have pink slime is not treated with ammonium hydroxide gas. they continue to maintain pink slime has been around for years and is punchily safe. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >>> reduced enrollment for california state university system. 8-23 will admit students for spring 2013.

the butcher said he has no idea if the ground beef there has pink slime in it. corporate headquarters later told us yes, its meat does contain it. but they were reviewing the policy. fast forward to today. safeway announces its meat counter is now free of what former usda scientists characterize as low quality beef scraps sanitized with ammonia gas. >> it's a pink slime. it's not fresh ground beef. >> we didn't feel it was meat. it was a salvage. >> reporter: the country's second biggest grocery chain says "considerable consumer concern" led to its decision even though "the usda and food industry experts agree that lean, finely textured beef is safe and wholesome. safeway will no longer purchase it. and late today, america's third largest chain, supervalu, which includes such big names as albertsons, lucky and jewel-osco, announced it too would pull all ground beef containing the product from its shelves because of concern. and then food lion, another top ten grocer, made the same decision, like this online petition with a quarter million signatures, started by

pink slime?which retail chains carry it? >> reporter: so, for the second day in a row, we asked america's top ten grocers and whole foods exactly that. these companies either didn't respond or had no comment. the owners of stop & shop and giant say they use the product. safeway would only say they the filler is safe. but they're reviewing their own policy. these businesses say their beef contains no pink slime at all. >> is that additive up to our standards? and the answer is no. i couldn't explain to a costco member that we put trim treated with ammonia in their ground beef. >> reporter: critics say pink slime is more like gelatin than beef and less nutritious. but bpi, its inventor and primary manufacturer, tells abc news in a letter from its lawyer today, it is usda-approved beef. and is nutritious. and the american meat institute insists pink slime is not an additive. so, no label is necessary. what's being hidden here? >> what are you asking me to put on the label? it's beef. it's on the lab

happening today at the fresh inn easy stores -- throughout the bay area they want the beef that has pink slime and they will give you slime-free beef. other companies are responding to the pink slime controversy. lucky and save mart will be phasing out the additive, they didn't say when. fresh and easy says time to get rid of it now. if you have the package of meat that has the pink slime it in, bring it in today. >> they can swap out package for package. we are proud to stand behind great food you can trust to be a good neighbor to help out communities. so they know the product they could stand behind. >> reporter: pink slime is officially called lean finely textured beef, made of beef scraps and sometimes has ammonium hydroxide to kill the back tear federal regulators say it meets safety standards and has been use ford years. the public backlash has been intense. fresh and easy will be having a swap meat today. bring up to two pounds of beef in and they will give you pink slime-free beef as long as supplies last. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 4:35. >>> new developments in the case of a berk

a cheap filler known as pink slime. we wanted to see it. but the factory said no pictures. >> it kinda looks like play dough. it's pink and frozen. it's not what the typical layperson would consider meat. >> reporter: the last-known glimpse, six years ago. the movie "food inc.," was given a tour of the factory. the low-grade trimmings in the once only used in dog food and cooking oil. but because of the company's treatment, simmering it in low heat, a centrifuge to separate the fat and tissue, a spritz of ammonia gas to kill the germs, and a quick freeze, the usda says it's safe to eat. that's the final product there. the company calls it finely-textured lean beef. flash-frozen and boxed. more like gelatin and not as nutritious as ground beef. kit foshee who was once number two at bpi, says that's because the protein comes mostly from connective tissue, not muscle meat. >> it will fill you up. but won't do any good. >> reporter: today, we were flooded with questions from concerned viewers. >> which grocery stores near me do or don't sell gr

down people pulling it oh but wait not everyone hates pink slime after all the u.s. department of agriculture the governors of five states are coming out supporting the company's beef products inc that makes this pink slime are going pink slime has been unfairly labeled and is actually a safe low cost way to make ground beef leaner and cheaper so my take on this is that the free market basically decided we don't want pink slime in our meat once they knew what was in it and then the government said oh no wait we don't care what you want this is good you need this disgusting animal byproduct ammonia treated by part of product in your burgers there will that's that's the government's job the government says uncle uncle sugar says this is this is what's good for you want to help you but with the really doing is doing the bidding of large corporations ok so this is going to go from the residue with legislate with basically saying let's show off your face full of pink slime balls and other stuff that would have what's his name from the great outdoors those in the hot dogs

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well, pink slime is beef byproduct treated with ammonia and mixed with our hamburgers. nk slim and ammonia are not mentioned on meat label and a former department of agricultural scientists said that amounts to economic fraud. and now the particulars, former prosecutor faith jenkins and criminal defense attorney. pink slime and all ammonian could make a delicious combination but if you put them in hamburgers you should put them on label. >>guest: that is exactly what the scientists are saying. these two people know better than anyone else about the products. they are scientists. they tested meat for years and they are saying this is garbage and there is no reason it should be included in meat. guess what, in the u.k. this pink slime is banned. mcdonald's and burger and taco bell will not use the product anymore. it is a filler. >>shepard: even taco bell. >>guest: it is a filler and combined with meat to "fill" the product. there is in reason human beings should consume this. >>randy: one man's pink slime is another man's finety texture ed beef. where have the scientists

usda officials with links to the beef industry labeled pink slime meat. >> the undersecretary said, it's pink, therefore it's meat. >> reporter: abc news has learned the woman who made the decision to okay the mix is former undersecretary of agriculture joanne smith. a call that led to hundreds of millions of dollars for beef products inc., the makers of pink slime. when smith stepped down from usda, bpi's principle supplier appointed her to the board of directors, where she made $1.2 million over 17 years. she did not return our call for comment. bpi said it had nothing to do with her appointment. and the usda says under current ethics rules, she could not have immediately joined that board. jim avila, abc news, washington. >> and we know this raises so many questions. jim avila is going to stay on this case. >>> and coming up, a snapshot of the sun, mesmerizing. but could it mean big trouble for your computer? your flight? the gps in your car tomorrow morning? let's go. from the crack, off the backboard. [ laughs ] dad! [ laughs ] whoo! oh! you're up! oh! oh! so close! now where were w

over the past couple of weeks pink slime has been all the rage pink slime is that so-called meat filler that's made from portions of col meat that aren't even good enough for dogs and let's not forget. these pieces of meat are often filled with dangerous bacteria so they have to be washed down with ammonium hydroxide the same chemical found in common floor cleaners in light of the recent revelations over the less than healthy pinks line stores and restaurants across the nation pulled it from their shelves and their menus however conservative lobbying groups like the national media says he asian argue there's nothing wrong with that chili pink stuff there's just this there's a regular rate and one of the biggest producers and supporters of pink slime is the beef is a company called beef products incorporated headed up by olden rock who is a major donor to none other than mitt romney in fact romney is collected nearly two hundred thousand bucks in the pigs non-industry joining me now to debate the merits of pink slime and why mitt romney wants us all to eat it is david cellared conservati

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is there a difference between meat with and without the pink slime? >> on the pan, they look the same. >> this sample with the pink did not let out as much fat. >> reporter: so does it taste different? >> the ground beef without the pink slime in it is a much better burger. >> his cook-off comes as one of the makers of pink slime releases a new video defending its product. >> it's 100% lean beef. >> the government agrees the product is safe, but what about telling you on the label? i had to call the corporate headquarters of another company to find out the filler is in this meat. no labels and more questions for butchers around the country. >>> still ahead here on "world news," watch this extraordinary moment caught on tape, right there in the circle, a little girl thrown from a carnival ride eight feet in the air. tonight hear what every parent needs to know. are your children safe on those rides? they say you have to do this, have that, invest here ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you know what? ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you can't create a retire

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but former usda scientists whistle-blowers have another name, pink slime. after an abc news investigation revealed that 70% of the ground beef sold in grocery stores contains the filler, many consumers know about it now too. >> pink slime. slush i call it. >> bowing to consumer pressure, they will no longer purchase ground beef with lean finely textured beef. saying "while the so da and food industry experts agree that lean finely textured beef is safe and wholesome, recent news stories have caused considerable consumer concern about this product." >> that's good. i heard they claim you can't really tell the difference, but i don't know. when you think you are buying pure beef and getting something that is not what is advertised, i think that is borders on fraud. >> reporter: safe way says it is 80% lean beef and open brands never contained the pink slime, and as for whether beef with the additive is still on the shelves, but safe way says it plans not to purchase any beef containing it. shoppers say it is another reminder to be careful what they buy and wh

. >>> pink slime, the name con gorps up images. while the filling is approved by the u.s. department of agriculture, schools are taking it off the menu. there are other schools where it has never been an issue. >> reporter: pink slime is just trimmings from the cutting process much the fat is separated from the meat to make this laner it. is added back into it. she says given the choice the school will not serve the pink slime. >> we will choose not to use it if we have pan option -- an option. >> reporter: before the issue of pink slime ever came up, anne arundel school systems didn't have it in their cafeterias. >> a week ago we started hearing about it and questions started coming in, do you use pink slime. we asked for clarification. do you have this as an ingredient. they gave us the statement. that's how we knew in anne arundel that we do not have it. >> it's disgust huge -- disgusting, bad. >> it sounds really unhealthy and it sounds like it's fake and does not need to be in our school food, so i'm proud that our school isn't using it. >> reporter: even still the sc

butcher. >> about the pink slime in the meat? >> we don't use it. >> you don't use it? >> reporter: don't use what the industry calls finely textured beef, an inexpensive filler made with processed beef trimmings, spritzed with ammonia. and now, with so many of you are asking, what's in my beef? butchers are starting to provide answers. >> when i went to the grocer, he handed me the fact sheet. >> reporter: j.m. hirsch was given a flier at his new hampshire store. but hirsch is also the food writer for the associated press and a cookbook author, who wanted to know, is there a difference between meat with and without the pink slime? in the pan, they look more or less the same. except -- >> this sample, with the pink slime did not let out as much fat. >> reporter: so, did it taste different? >> the ground beef without the pink stuff in it is a better burger. >> reporter: herrish's cookoff comes as the maker of pink slime, released a video to defend its product. >> what we make is 100% lean beef. and we do so with great attention to

but former usda scientists whistle-blowers have another name, pink slime. after an abc news investigation revealed that 70% of the ground beef sold in grocery stores contains the filler, many consumers know about it now too. >> pink slime. slush i call it. >> bowing to consumer pressure, they will no longer purchase ground beef with lean finely textured beef. saying "while the so da and food industry experts agree that lean finely textured beef is safe and wholesome, recent news stories have caused considerable consumer concern about this product." >> that's good. i heard they claim you can't really tell the difference, but i don't know. when you think you are buying pure beef and getting something that is not what is advertised, i think that is borders on fraud. >> reporter: safe way says it is 80% lean beef and open brands never contained the pink slime, and as for whether beef with the additive is still on the shelves, but safe way says it plans not to purchase any beef containing it. shoppers say it is another reminder to be careful what they buy and wh

for the associated press who wanted to know is there a difference in meat with and without the pink slime. they look the game but. >> this one with the pink stuff definitely didn't let out as much fat. >> reporter: does it taste different? >> the ground beef without the pink stuff is a much better burger. >> reporter: the cook off is one of the makers of pink slime, beef products inc releases a new video defending it. >> it's 100% lean beef and it's with great attention to quality and safety. >> reporter: the government agrees it's safe but what about telling you on the label? i had to call the corporate head quarters to find that the filler is actually in this meat. no labels, and more questions for butchers around the country. >> you have a burger's meat? they won't have that. >> i hope not. >> she said don't blame mom. >> that's right. she went to give her daughter lunch money, that's no what it looked like. the daughter worked at presley play house and is only 17. >> the bedspread the first to fly. never walk bare foot on the wall. is this you? then you have company. >> green domes an

the so-called pink slime food additive has come under fire from some consumer groups. of the sake the company is a victim of a smear campaign. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the so-called "pink slime" in ground beef should be banned, or is it getting a bad rap? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. your gps may soon be outdated. i just learned how to use mine last month. how do cheaper groceries sound to you? jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> walmart says they have plans to lower grocery prices by a billion dollars this year, hoping to move will bring in customers. groceries will account for more than half of u.s. sales this year. grocery prices at target beat walmart for the month of march. wall street getting the latest weekly jobless claims number. we did have a pullback for stocks. crude oil prices fell. the bloomberg maryland index felt on losses for jos. a. bank so. general motors will soon sell an app that will replace your-board navi

pink slime's the beef. >> where is the beef?s a beef by-product or it's something that can be used as fillinger, it's just -- it's not going to get people excited. pink slime. >> and if you do want an updated list of the supermarkets in your area that are using this, you can always go to our website, abcnews.com, for the latest. >> yes. >>> well, a new little bundle of joy in arizona could not wait for mom and dad to get to the hospital. bennett robbins decided to make his appearance on the side of the freeway in suburban phoenix. we always hear stories like this. the freeway. >> his mom said she realized they weren't going to make it to the hospital and told her husband to pull over and call 911 because "i am having this baby right now." and by the time paramedics arrived on scene bennett was already delivered thanks to his great dad. >> every time i see those stories i'm like why can't i have an easy delivery like that? >> you'd rather have a delivery in a car? >> no. but i'd rather have an easy -- three days later the child c

. >>> the makers of the beef filler, the so-called pink slime are pushing back against the criticism. they say the filler is safe and the criticism is unwarranted. >> reporter: governors from several beef producing states are firing back against what they say is an unwarranted food scare. the term is lean textured beef but widely known has pink slime a cleave ingredient made of left over beefs and treated with ammonia gassments the filler, once used only in dog food and cooking oil was recently found in 20% of the ground beef we buy. critics say it's not even beef but the government doesn't require them to police pink slime on the labor. >> people should be much more aware of the foods they're eating. >> reporter: after reports of abc news, store after store began removing it including the largest store kroger and the second largest safeway. >> it's safe. it contains less fat and historically it's been less expensive. >> reporter: beef products incorporated is the main produce are of pink slime. it's suspend operations at the plants for 60 days as they try to restore confidence in the

so-called pink slime a food additive has come under fire. others say the company is a victim of a smear campaign. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the so-called "pink slime" in ground beef should be banned, or is it getting a bad rap? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> just changed the name. ok. candy. 5:11. 59 degrees on tv hill. any device might be up your alley to charge your cell phone. >> there is a divide in technology when it comes to apple and everything else. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have a couple of accidents that we are tracking and a good news on the harrisburg news on the harrisburg like congestion, runny nose, itchy nose and sneezing can hit you year-round, indoors or out. prescription nasonex is clinically proven to help relieve nasal allergy symptoms any time of year. [ female announcer ] infections of the nose and throat and slow wound healing may occur. do not use nasonex unti

. >> safeway says it will no longer sell ground beef that contains an krofl filler named pink slime. we are live with the story on this. >> and safeway the nation's second largest grocery chain vows it's ground beef will be pink-slime free. the meat industry calls it lean, finely textured beef made from meat scraps and waste once used only for dog food and cooking oil, former usda scientist whistle blowers have another name, pink slime. after an investigation revealed 70% of the ground beef sold in stores contains the filler, many consumers know bit now, too. safeway will no longer purchase ground beef containing lean, finely textured beef saying experts agree lean finely textured beef is safe and whole some, recent news stories caused considerable consumer concern about this product. >> it's good. g. >> i know they claim you can't tell a difference but i don't know. you think you're buying pure beef, it borders on fraud. >> safeway says it's 80% lean beef and open nature brand never contained pink slime. asked when it's on shelves safeway said it decided not to purchase any new beef

an abc news investigation reveals what pink slime really is. it and who's made a whole lot of money by allowing it into your supermarket. and now into your kids' school cafeterias. >> people joke about mystery meat, but this is real life. >> it's not even meat. >> no, it isn't. just stay tuned for that story. you may want to put your breakfast down before you -- >> no sausage. >> yeah. no. >>> climate experts say this winter is actually one of the warmest in a century but the mild weather is fooling mother nature. it is nowhere near summer. and one community already dealing with mosquitos here. of course this story may inflame the whole global warming climate change debate but the facts are what the facts are. this has been an unusual winter to say the least. >>> and later this half hour the tearful announcement by the indianapolis colts. peyton manning is no longer with the team. we're going to look at his chronic neck injury and what he's done to try to get off of the sidelines and potentially what teams are interested in how the colts move o

a cheap filler known as pink slime.frozen. it's not what the typical layperson would consider meat. >> reporter: the last known glimpse six years ago. the movie "food, inc." was given a tour of the factory. the low-grade trimmings were once only used in dog food and cooking oil. but because of the company's treatment, simmering in low heat, a centrifuge to separate the fat and tissue, a spritz of ammonia gas to kill the germs, and a quick freeze, the usda says it's safe to eat. that's the final product there. the company calls it finely textured lean beef, flash frozen and boxed. more like gelatin and not as nutritious as ground beef. kit foshi, who was once number two at bpi, says that's because the protein comes mostly from connective tissue, not muscle meat. >> it will fill you up but it's not going to do you any good. >> reporter: we were flooded with questions from concerned viewers. >> which grocery stores near me do or don't sell ground beef that contains ammonia-treated pink slime? >> how can consumers find out

. >>> the second largest grocery store chain will no longer use pink slime. safeway said it will no longer sell the beef. the grocery store chain said the decision is based on considerable consumer concern. critics including usda scientists who call it more gelatin than ground beef said the ammonia treated pink slime made from low quality scraps once used for dog food and cooking oil is less nutritious than pure ground beef. >> it's not fresh ground beef. it's a cheap substitute being added in. >> 70% of alt store bought beef contain pink slime. since abc2 news exposed its use, many stores said their meat counters are free of the mixture. they will inform school districts which of the suppliers use pink slime so administrators can decide whether they want to purchase it. >>> million dollar's is taking a step to phase out foam cups. they're testing a double walled fiber hot cub. the test is being done in 2,000 restaurants primarily on the west coast. the goal is to use more environmentally friendly products. >>> coming up, the latest on a family argument that

people tried to avoid the pink slime don't seem surprised to learn it has been hiding in our meat or once it was discovered, consumers lost their appetites >> based on a society that is processed foods, we never really know what we are eating and now when we find out it is not what it says it is it is even more concerned >> people are drawn here to avoid the pink slime. the butchers your book tell you 100 percent ground beef has a short shelf life and when it has turned brown people will not buy it so it is ground fresh daily >> a consumer can go comparably two or three days after they buy the ground beef and tell the time they buy it eat it. for us we will maybe go 12 hours at the most. if it is made on wednesday we will not sell it on thursday >> we found fresh in easies price at $2.49 per lb, $3.98 at safeway. perhaps the larger chains will be forced to use a higher grade of meat and that could raise prices >> there will still probably be more competitive than we are because of buying power but as far as quality, they cannot get us. >> americans have been eating this for years and

they insisted that pink slime is not only safe but nutritious. >> let's call this product, what it is. and let pink slime become a term of the past. >> i think a big part of the campaign problem has been the other side pushing, it's gotten a catchy name. i hope, dude, it's beef, catches on. that's what this is. >> dude, it's beef. the governor pointed out without so-called pink slime, beef prices will in fact soar. >>> a great white wail was found off the coast of california. volunteers in a small boat chased the whale for hours. they set the whale free. >>> little league is enjoying new freedom this morning herself. an l.a. judge lifted her probation that stemmed from a drunk driving violation back in 2007. no more working in the morgue and no more court-ordered therapy for the actress. the judge offered lohan some parting advice, to quit all of that nightclub partying. >>> ncaa final four in big easy. first up, kentucky takes on its in-state rival louisville. and then ohio state and kansas. >>> good morning. cole wright with your "sportscenter" update. thursday evening a rematch of

>> they just need to go to change.org and search pink slime.can also go to my blog which is thelunchtray.com and there's a big banner to thinking through to the petition. >> petina seagal, we certainly appreciate it and hopefully we can keep pink slime out of our school lunches. >>> real estate mogul donald trump will soon put his stamp on a historic building in d.c., the old post office pavilion. the general services administration awarded trump the contract to renovate it. trump plans to convert the building into a luxury heating. he talked about his plans on fox 5 news at 5:00. >> we're building a beautiful hotel and it's really done painstakingly that's going to be the old post office will be absolutely magnificent when completed. so we will be employing many, many more people working in a hotel in. this economy that's a good thing. we're going to bring back the original grandeur to a magnificent building with a fantastic atrium. you have the bell tower up top, but it's been closed essentially. you don't see it. you don't hear it. you don't