'Pink slime' beef production put on hold (BBC)
A US company that makes a beef product often referred to as "pink slime" is suspending production at three of four plants amid concern about the product.
Beef Products Inc said it hopes business will return once fears about the product die down.
Officially known as "lean, finely textured beef", so-called "pink slime" is made from left-over cuts and is up to 97% beef, a spokesman said.
US schools have been allowed to stop serving the food at mealtimes.
"We feel like when people can start to understand the truth and reality then our business will come back," Beef Products spokesman Chris Letch said.
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About 200 employees at each location will receive their full salary and benefits for 60 days while production is suspended, the company said.
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