Liberal, KS

Now: 46 °

Currently: Clear

Hi: 78 ° | Lo: 46 °

BPI Closing Three Plants Blaming Pink Slime Uproar

KSCB News - May 8, 2012 6:30 am

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (AP) – A South Dakota beef company says it

plans to close processing plants in three states because of the

controversy surrounding a product that critics have dubbed "pink

slime."

Beef Products Inc. spokesman Rich Jochum said Monday that 650

jobs will be lost when it closes its plants in Amarillo, Texas;

Garden City, Kansas; and Waterloo Iowa. The closures will be

effective May 25.

A plant in South Sioux City, Neb., will remain open.

The company blames what it calls unfounded attacks over a

product that it calls "lean, finely textured beef." In the

process, bits of beef are heated and treated with a small amount of

ammonia.

Beef Products is based in Dakota Dunes, S.D.

 

Latest Stories

USDA Awards Grants for Renewable Energy and Efficiency Projects

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Kansas State Director Christy Davis announced $1,809,677 in investments...

First Southern Baptist Church in Liberal to Host 20K Egg Day

First Southern Baptist Church in Liberal will be hosting a 20K Egg Day, Easter Egg Hunt....

Industrial Accident/Explosion in Garden City

Garden City, KS (March 27, 2024): At approximately 11:25 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, the...

 
KSCB Radio News