Beef company is suing … somebody … over 'pink slime'


Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

September 14, 2012

A South Dakota-based meat company whose products were among those tagged with the not-very-appetizing moniker "pink slime" is readying a defamation lawsuit over the whole thing. But it won't say who the target is.

KSTP reports that Beef Products Inc., of Dakota Dunes, S.D., blamed the social media firestorm that erupted over the use of "finely textured beef" - or "pink slime," if you feel like getting sued - for the closure of three plants and 700 layoffs. The company didn't say how much it…

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