Then as I got older, and had a little more freedom in my daily life, I started frequenting Wendy's and Carl's Junior. Why? Because of the quality, or at least that's what I told myself. And back then, it probably was better quality. Little did I know back then, the quality was diminishing.
Corporations were looking for short cuts that could help to increase profits. So they started using "filler" products. Funny how nobody ever had to specify what the word "filler" actually meant. Then Jamie Oliver did his "Food Revolution" show, and put the issue on Prime Time television.
In this one particular episode, he dramatically demonstrates how "Pink Slime" is made. Most people had no clue what "Pink Slime" was. But because of Jamie Oliver's show, McDonald's outed themselves and told the world that they would no longer be using it in their burgers.
ABC News reported this back in 2012, and McDonald's made this statement.
“At McDonald’s, the quality and safety of the food we serve our customers is a top priority,” the company wrote. “At the beginning of 2011, we made a decision to discontinue the use of ammonia-treated beef in our hamburgers. This product has been out of our supply chain since August of last year. This decision was a result of our efforts to align our global standards for how we source beef around the world.”It was also reported that Burger King and Taco Bell stopped using it too. And that's just some of the fast food chains. What about the supermarkets and school. This meat filler could be anywhere, and we'd never know it. But thanks to people like Jamie Oliver, we know it exists, and knowing is half the battle.
If you want to read more about McDonald's announcement, click the following link:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/02/01/mcdonalds-announces-end-to-pink-slime-in-burgers/
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