Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch...
by fucking_tragedy on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @01:45AM
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USDA has a pretty wide definition for what constitutes as ground beef[1]:
> After a months-long evaluation, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) determined in December that BPI’s signature product—the offering famously called “pink slime” in an ABC News exposé that got the network in a lot of trouble—can be labeled “ground beef.” Legally speaking, it’s now no different from ordinary hamburger, and could even be sold directly to the public.
> After a months-long evaluation, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) determined in December that BPI’s signature product—the offering famously called “pink slime” in an ABC News exposé that got the network in a lot of trouble—can be labeled “ground beef.” Legally speaking, it’s now no different from ordinary hamburger, and could even be sold directly to the public.
[1] https://newfoodeconomy.org/bpi-pink-slime-ground-beef-usda-r...