Statement from Jeffrey W. Schneider, Senior Vice President, ABC News:

“The lawsuit is without merit. We will contest it vigorously.”

Origin of the term “Pink Slime,”  “Meet the Man Who Coined the Term ‘Pink Slime’” http://nbcnews.to/PdRh7E

New York Times piece in December 2009 quoted a Zirnstein email calling the product “pink slime.”  “Safety of Beef Processing Method is Questioned” http://nyti.ms/8BeEfJ

Examples of prior reporting before first on-air ABC News report on March 7:

·         “McDonald’s Drops Use of Gooey Ammonia-based ‘Pink Slime’ in Hamburger Meat,” msnbc.com, http://nbcnews.to/SZiLze

·         “Pink Slime Removed from McDonald’s Burgers – but Other Food Additives Remain,” Washington Post, http://wapo.st/yRq6FU

·         “’Pink Slime’ in School Lunches: Government is Buying 7 Million Pounds Worth,” Washington Post, http://wapo.st/x2pnvU

·         “Partners in ‘Slime’,” The Daily, http://bit.ly/x84Cui

Bettina Siegel’s petition on change.orgTell USA to Stop Using Pink Slime in School Food

USDA announcement on March 15 about school lunch program:

“USDA: Schools Can Decide If ‘Pink Slime’ Is Used in Lunches,” USA Today, http://usat.ly/OJt1ce