Aldi to stop selling beef with 'pink slime'
Batavia-based Aldi Inc, in response to growing customer concerns, announced that it will no longer purchase ground beef made with lean finely textured beef — commonly known as “pink slime” -- although the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved it as safe and wholesome beef.
“At Aldi, we are committed to bringing our customers the highest quality products at the lowest possible prices. We also are committed to listening to our customers, and over the last week, customers have been telling us that they do not want ground beef made with lean finely textured beef,” the company said in a statement. “That's why Aldi has decided that, we no longer will purchase ground beef made with this ingredient.”
Aldi operates approximately 1,200 stores in 32 states, primarily from Kansas to the East Coast.