Disney pays $177m in ‘pink slime’ defamation case

BPI plant closures over ‘pink slime’ become permanent

09-May-2012

US meat manufacturer Beef Products Inc (BPI) is closing down three of its plants permanently after a month of suspended production caused by the ‘pink slime’ scandal.

AMI deplores media ‘war’ against ‘pink slime’

02-May-2012

The US meat industry is going on the offensive when it comes to the ‘pink slime’ furore, claiming the media were “waging war” on the sector.

‘Pink slime’ processor files for bankruptcy

02-Apr-2012

US ground beef processor AFA Foods has filed a bankruptcy petition, citing the ‘pink slime’ scandal that has been shaking the American meat industry for months.

Disney pays $177m in ‘pink slime’ defamation case

Walt Disney has reportedly paid $177 million to settle a ‘pink slime’ lawsuit against its subsidiary American Broadcasting Company (ABC) for a story it ran in 2012 that allegedly defamed Beef Products Inc.

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