‘Pink Slime’ No More: USDA Reclassifies Filler as ‘Ground Beef’

February 19, 2019 Stephanie Valera, Geek.com

It’s the term that launched a multi-billion dollar lawsuit, but the controversial “pink slime” that refers to “lean finely textured beef” has been reclassified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as simply “ground beef.”