MO BOOK 13- LC 124. Ground beef at school Flashcards
detractor /dɪˈtræktər/
Last week we told you about a food product that detractors call ‘pink slime’.
pink slime /slaɪm/
Last week we told you about a food product that detractors call ‘pink slime’.
leftover /ˈleftˌoʊvər/
It’s a meat product made from leftover meat trimmings treated with ammonia and then added to hamburger.
trimmings /ˈtrɪmɪŋz/
It’s a meat product made from leftover meat trimmings treated with ammonia and then added to hamburger.
ammonia /əˈmoʊniə/
It’s a meat product made from leftover meat trimmings treated with ammonia and then added to hamburger.
administrator /ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər/
Well, today the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that will give school food administrators a choice: they can order ground beef free of pink slime.
ground beef
Well, today the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that will give school food administrators a choice: they can order ground beef free of pink slime.
the USDA /ˌju es di ˈeɪ/
When the USDA released a statement this afternoon announcing that it will give schools a choice to order beef that does not contain lean beef trimmings, or so-called ‘pink slime’, it wasn’t part of recognition that the voice of moms cannot be ignored.
lean /lin/
When the USDA released a statement this afternoon announcing that it will give schools a choice to order beef that does not contain lean beef trimmings, or so-called ‘pink slime’, it wasn’t part of recognition that the voice of moms cannot be ignored.
recognition /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/
When the USDA released a statement this afternoon announcing that it will give schools a choice to order beef that does not contain lean beef trimmings, or so-called ‘pink slime’, it wasn’t part of recognition that the voice of moms cannot be ignored.
fume /fjum/
A little over a week ago, she wrote a post fuming about so-called pink slime.
pathogen /ˈpæθədʒən/
She pointed out that it’s treated with ammonia something she uses as a cleaning agent to kill off pathogens.
touch a nerve
Well, clearly she touched a nerve.
petition /pəˈtɪʃ(ə)n/
And when she went one step further, starting a petition to get beef trimmings out of school food, she quickly got about 225,000 signatures.
outcry /ˈaʊtˌkraɪ/
All of the outcry has left the meat industry asking where’s the evidence that lean finely-textured beef trimmings are harmful?
finely /ˈfaɪnli/
All of the outcry has left the meat industry asking where’s the evidence that lean finely-textured beef trimmings are harmful?
address /əˈdres/
That’s the issue Betsy Booren of the American Meat Institution Foundation says she wants to address.
well-established
It’s actually a well-established processing intervention that has a long history of success; that’s been approved by the USDA.
intervention /ˌɪntərˈvenʃ(ə)n/
It’s actually a well-established processing intervention that has a long history of success; that’s been approved by the USDA.
sustainable /səˈsteɪnəb(ə)l/
We are being very sustainable because we are not letting anything go to waste.
go to waste
We are being very sustainable because we are not letting anything go to waste.
affirm /əˈfɜrm/
The USDA says it continues to affirm the safety of lean beef trimmings or pink slime.
detractor /dɪˈtræktər/
noun [countable] (Mainly Journalism) someone who publicly criticizes someone or something
pink slime /slaɪm/
Pink slime is mechanically separated and disinfected beef products. It is processed beef product that was originally used only in pet food and cooking oil and was not approved for human consumption.
