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Pink Slime's Most Notorious Ingredient, Ammonia, Found In Many Foods (Huffington post)

* Ammonium hydroxide cleared for food in 1974

* Related ammonia compounds used in baking, chocolate

* Pink slime a "grossed out" issue - food lawyer

By Martinne Geller

New York, April 4 (Reuters) - Surprise rippled across America last month as a
new wave of consumers discovered that hamburgers often contained ammonia-
treated beef, or what critics dub "pink slime".

What they may not have known is that ammonia - often associated with cleaning
products - was cleared by U.S. health officials nearly 40 years ago and is
used in making many foods, including cheese. Related compounds have a role in
baked goods and chocolate products.

Using small amounts of ammonia to make food is not unusual to those expert in
high-tech food production. Now that little known world is coming under
increasing pressure from concerned consumers who want to know more about what
they are eating.

"I think we're seeing a sea change today in consumers' concerns about the
presence of ingredients in foods, and this is just one example," said Michael
Doyle, director of the University of Georgia's Center for Food Safety.

Ammonia, known for its noxious odor, became a hot topic last month with ...

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