McDonald's: No More Pink Slime

[Agent Richard07]

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, [Jamie] 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."

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Sure, fast food isn't the best, but I didn't know that meat quality was this low or that it was this heavily treated.

What do you think of the article and what goes into fast-food products? Does this change how you feel about eating fast food?

 

[Jetfire]

I rarely eat fast food...I'd rather prepare it at home. I usually avoid McDonald's...I never liked any of their stuff too much...when I was younger I would eat there some.

As I said I'd rather prepare my meals at home.

 

[ed629]

But what if need my ammonium hydroxide?

 

[sojourner]

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