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Pink slime is gross. It's connective tissues of cow and other beef trimmings, heavily treated with ammonia to kill pathogens like salmonella and E coli.
Experts say it's "a high risk product" that lacks nutritional benefit. Even fast food giants like McDonald's and Taco Bell dropped it years ago.
But the USDA is about to buy 7 million tons of pink slime to put in school lunches.
Bettina Siegel, a lawyer and mother to two school-aged kids, started a petition to get the USDA to cancel its order ASAP, and it's gaining national attention.
If tens of thousands of people sign, the media and lawmakers will take notice and pressure the USDA to cancel the order
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