You say "lean finely textured beef," I say "pink slime".

IF 0.3 4区医学 Q4 FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Food and drug law journal Pub Date : 2014-01-01

Rita-Marie Cain Reid

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Abstract

In 2012, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC) broadcast a segment on its evening news show regarding the manufacture of "lean finely textured beef" by Beef Products, Inc. (BPI). The broadcast, as well as follow-up reports and social media communications, repeatedly referred to the product as "pink slime," a term originated by a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) employee for the processed meat. The market backlash against the product was immediate and intense. Ultimately, BPI closed three processing plants, cut hundreds of jobs, and filed for bankruptcy. BPI sued ABC and others for food libel, defamation, and tortious interference. This research analyzes those claims and defenses and discusses the future of such cases.

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你说"精瘦细腻的牛肉"我说"粉色粘液"

2012年，美国广播公司(ABC)在晚间新闻节目中播出了一段关于牛肉产品公司(beef Products, Inc.， BPI)生产“精瘦牛肉”的内容。该广播，以及后续报道和社交媒体传播，一再将这种产品称为“粉红粘液”，这个词是由美国农业部(USDA)的一名员工发明的，负责加工肉类。市场对这款产品的反应迅速而强烈。最终，BPI关闭了三家加工厂，削减了数百个工作岗位，并申请破产。BPI以食品诽谤、诽谤和侵权干涉为由起诉ABC和其他公司。本研究分析了这些主张和辩护，并讨论了此类案件的未来。

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来源期刊

Food and drug law journal 医学-食品科技

CiteScore

0.20

自引率

50.00%

发文量

审稿时长

>36 weeks

期刊介绍： The Food and Drug Law Journal is a peer-reviewed quarterly devoted to the analysis of legislation, regulations, court decisions, and public policies affecting industries regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and related agencies and authorities, including the development, manufacture, marketing, and use of drugs, medical devices, biologics, food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, veterinary, tobacco, and cannabis-derived products. Building on more than 70 years of scholarly discourse, since 2015, the Journal is published in partnership with the Georgetown University Law Center and the O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law. All members can access the Journal online. Each member organization and most individual memberships (except for government, student, and Emeritus members) receive one subscription to the print Journal.