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Safeway To Stop Selling 'Pink Slime' Textured Beef

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — Safeway will no longer sell so-called "pink slime" textured beef, the company announced Wednesday.

The beef is served nation-wide in school cafeterias.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that schools districts that participate in the government's school lunch program will be allowed to say no to beef containing the ammonia-treated filler and choose filler-free meat instead.

Several U.S. school systems said they would change their cafeteria menus when the move takes effect next fall.

Although some industry experts said the filler is safe, "recent news stories have caused considerable consumer concern about this product," Safeway said in a statement.

"Safeway will no longer purchase ground beef containing lean finely textured beef."

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