In 2011, Jamie Oliver made headlines by exposing the use of so-called "pink slime" in US McDonald's burgers.
Jamie Oliver exposes the use of "pink slime" in McDonald's burgers in 2011
This is about the use of an inferior meat mass in the USA in 2011.
The representation of “fat and ammonia” is incorrect. It is ammonium hydroxide.
We received inquiries about a fairly old status post about burger production at McDonald's:

The fact check
The topic has been circulating on social media platforms for several years and comes up again from time to time. ( we reported )
The British chef actually denounced McDonald's and the company ultimately backed down. Of course, the status post does not name a source for the original report. And before we reopen this case:
In fact, Oliver revealed in his show “Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution” what ends up in the US chain's burgers. For example, low-quality beef that is otherwise used in dog food and is made edible again with the help of ammonium hydroxide. The resulting product, which he calls “Pink Slime,” was officially legal in the United States at the time. This allowed the end product to be stretched up to a proportion of 15%.
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In the corresponding episode, which aired on April 12, 2011, he says the following:
Basically, we're taking a product that would be sold at the cheapest form for dogs and after this process we can give it to humans
It turned out that both Burger King and Taco Bell in the USA also used “pink slime” – completely legal at the time, mind you.
At the beginning of 2012, media celebrated the banning of “pink slime” from McDonald's burgers in the USA. Incidentally, the processed mass was not used in the United Kingdom and Ireland. There is also no evidence for Germany or Austria.
Conclusion
This is about the discovery of British chef Jamie Oliver's “Pink Slime” in 2011. In the USA, a processed mass of low-quality beef was used to make burger patties. The use was then restricted.
There is no evidence of the use of this mass in European countries.
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