‘Officials at the United States
Department of Agriculture endorsed the company’s ammonia
treatment, and have said it destroys E. coli “to an undetectable
level.” They decided it was so effective that in 2007, when the
department began routine testing of meat used in hamburger sold to the
general public, they exempted Beef Products.
With the U.S.D.A.’s stamp of
approval, the company’s processed beef has become a mainstay in
America’s hamburgers. McDonald’s, Burger King and other
fast-food giants use it as a component in ground beef, as do grocery
chains. The federal school lunch program used an estimated 5.5 million
pounds of the processed beef last year alone.’
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