McDonald’s confirms that it’s no longer using ‘pink slime’ chemical in hamburgers

[KansDem]

McDonald's announced last week that, as of last August, is has stopped using ammonium hydroxide in the production of its hamburgers. MSNBC reports that the chemical, used in fertilizers, household cleaners and even homemade explosives, was also used to prepare McDonalds' hamburger meat.

The food industry uses ammonium hydroxide as an anti-microbial agent in meats, which allows McDonald's to use otherwise "inedible meat."

On his show, Oliver said of the meat treatment: "Basically we're taking a product that would be sold in the cheapest form for dogs and making it 'fit' for humans."

Even more disturbing, St. Louis-based dietician Sarah Prochaska told NBC affiliate KSDK that because ammonium hydroxide is considered part of the "component in a production procedure" by the USDA, consumers may not know when the chemical is in their food.

"It's a process, from what I understand, called 'mechanically separated meat' or 'meat product,'" Prochaska said. "The only way to avoid it would be to choose fresher products, cook your meat at home, cook more meals at home."

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I quit eating McDonal's "food" in the mid-1970s. It's one of the few smart-choices I've made...

[LiberalEsto]

1. They're switching to green slime

Ummmmmmm.

[Initech]

6. Soylent Big Macs are people!!!!

[GusFring]

2. Im sure its not just them. Probably used in grocery store products as well.

[Ian David]

3. McDonald's burgers still tasted better than the ones from our high school or college cafeteria.

Which makes me wonder: is pink slime delicious, or are school food service burgers even more disgusting than McDonald's?

[ZenLefty]

4. Are they still using it in their chicken mc nuggets?

They just won't taste the same without a side of pink slime sauce.

[HopeHoops]

5. Now that pink slime IS the hamburger.

At least they aren't using it "in" it.

[surfdog]

7. If I tried to eat one of their...

Hamburgers my stomach would out right rejected it

[KansDem]

8. "Supersize Me"

[sylveste]

10. sheesh

what a pussy, i laugh everytime i see that clip.

[Broderick]

12. I just had to watch.

Isssshhhh

[woo me with science]

9. Anyone else stopping too?

Is there any move toward requiring this stuff be labeled, or do we just get the bone from McDonald's?

That video suggests it's almost ubiquitous.

[MichaelMcGuire]

11. Could it be any more disrespectful...

I think it was up to 15% of this shit in each burger.