Sunday, April 1, 2012
The week's top Montgomery County news headlines.
Catch up on the past week's news, including Montgomery County Public Schools' decision on controversial "pink slime" meat, a manslaughter conviction in Germantown, a U.S. congressman caught up in a divorce controversy and an update on Nick's Organic Farm on Brickyard Road in Potomac. MCPS to Ditch 'Pink Slime' for 2012-13 School Year Montgomery County Public Schools will join many other companies and organizations in ceasing the use of Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB)—also known as "pink slime"—in its school lunches for the 2012-13 school year, MCPS spokesman Dana Tofig said. Read more on North Potomac-Darnestown Patch. Somerset Resident Runs for School Board Morris Panner, a father of four children—all enrolled in the county school …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Montgomery County Public Schools will stop using meat with a finely textured beef additive also known as "pink slime" for the 2012-13 school year.
Chevy Chase public school kids and their parents need not fear the "pink slime" starting in September. Montgomery County Public Schools will join many other companies and organizations in ceasing the use of Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB)—also known as "pink slime"—in MCPS' school lunches for the 2012-13 school year, MCPS spokesman Dana Tofig said. MCPS currently gets its beef for school lunches from two sources, contracted vendors and the federal government's commodities program, Tofig told Patch. Only one of MCPS's vendors uses LFTB in processing, Tofig said, adding that some of the processors used by the commodities program use it as well. "After this year, we will be opting out of purchasing or receiving any items that [use LFTB] and…
Montgomery County Public Schools will stop using meat with a finely textured beef additive also known as "pink slime" for the 2012-13 school year.
Montgomery County Public Schools will join many other companies and organizations in ceasing the use of Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB)—also known as "pink slime"—in its school lunches for the 2012-13 school year, MCPS spokesman Dana Tofig said.G MCPS currently gets its beef for school lunches from two sources, contracted vendors and the federal government's commodities program, Tofig told Patch. Only one of MCPS's vendors uses LFTB in processing, Tofig said, adding some of the processors used by the commodities program use it as well. "After this year, we will be opting out of purchasing or receiving any items that uses [LFTB] and we are adjusting the bids we have for our own vendors to indicate that it shouldn't be used," Tofig wrote …
Monday, March 26, 2012
The grocery chain announced last Thursday that it would stop stocking beef products containing an additive know as "pink slime."
"Pink slime" no more—for local Giant and Safeway stores. Giant Food, a top regional grocery chain based in Landover, declared last Thursday that it would stop selling meat with a finely-textured beef additive also known as "pink slime." The company is among a number of stores that have stopped carrying the product because of customer concern. Food regulators, however, say pink slime passes food safety standards. Giant released a statement last Thursday saying: "While [the U.S. Department of Agriculture] has indicated this product is safe for consumption and complies with all applicable standards for lean beef, many of our customers have voiced concern regarding Finely Textured Beef," the company said in a statement. "We value the trusted …
