McDonald's drops use of gooey ammonia-based 'pink slime' in hamburger meat

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It's ammonia. Pure and simple. What's with the fertilizer and explosives crap? It's AMMONIA. Ammonia water, to be precise, NH4OH. The hyperbole in this article is unnecessary. Did you know that your local supermarket hits the meat with carbon monoxide to increase the redness and make it look more appetizing? The second-to-last line about being used as an anti-microbial agent in meats and declared safe by the USAD was an afterthought in a highly biased article that uses scary language to push a point. Don't fall for it. You can play this game with pretty much any compound out there. Dihydrogen monoxide is used by the Navy to help them kill people. It is highly toxic in high enough concentrations and breathing in any amount is fatal. It is used in the manufacture of industrial equipment and has been used as an agent against protestors. It's frickin' WATER. H2O. Don't be so quick to believe hyperbole like this article. Anyone who eats at McDonald's is facing far worse health risks than a little ammonium hydroxide. When bagels are made, they are dipped into sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, also used to convert fat into soap before being boiled. Learn chemistry and overcome hyperbole.