But the product was dubbed “pink slime” in a 2002 email by a USDA microbiologist ... because some companies might choose to label their products while others would not, some experts suggested.

The U.S. meat-packing giant said that starting early next year, it will affix the label on cardboard shipping boxes containing retail packages of fresh ground beef. Tubes of ground beef that go ...

Soon grocery shoppers may notice a new ingredient, besides beef, listed on packages of hamburger at the grocery store: "pink slime" or "lean finely textured beef." MSNBC is reporting officials ...

Cargill Inc. says it will start labeling beef products that contain finely textured beef, an ingredient that came under attack as "pink slime." The move by one of the world's largest beef ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Cargill Inc. says it will start labeling beef products that contain finely textured beef, an ingredient that came under attack as "pink slime." The meat company says the new ...