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Published March 16, 2012, 01:18 PM

No clear way of knowing if 'pink slime' is in ground beef, unless you buy organic

All this angst over "pink slime" has made one thing clear: We don't always know what we're getting when we bite into a big juicy burger. Which leaves unanswered some of the most basic questions in the debate over what the meat industry calls lean finely textured beef, a processed meat filler that experts say has found its way into much of the ground beef consumed in the United States.

By: J.M. Hirsch, AP Food Editor

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