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(05-07) 15:11 PDT 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.
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arcane1
(38,613 posts)Here's hoping this opens a niche for more-appealing food and jobs :/
Generic Other
(28,999 posts)GOP always says let the marke tdecide. Well, I would say the market has decided.
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)This is just a Iceberg tip. Sad,this affects 650 Hispanic families.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)not that it matters, a job is a job no matter the ethnicity of the employee.
This is the unfortunate side-effect of serving shit to people, once people find out. May those who are losing their jobs find better work for a better industry.
randr
(12,462 posts)They once sold it all as dog and cat food protein supplement and still can albeit at a reduced price.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)Look like the owners won't take less money for their product.
Bet you someone else will re-open those plants and make a go of it.