Beef Company Sues ABC for ‘Pink Slime’ DefamationBeef Products Inc. sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub “pink slime,” claiming the network misled consumers into believing it is unhealthy and unsafe.The Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based meat processor is seeking $1.2 billion in damages for roughly 200 “false and misleading and defamatory” statements about the product officially known as lean, finely textured beef, says Dan Webb, BPI’s Chicago-based attorney. The lawsuit filed in a South Dakota state court also names several individuals as defendants, including ABC news anchor Diane Sawyer and the Departure of Agriculture microbiologist who coined the term “pink slime.”Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2012/09/beef-company-sues-abc-pink-slime-defamation

Beef Company Sues ABC for ‘Pink Slime’ Defamation

Beef Products Inc. sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub “pink slime,” claiming the network misled consumers into believing it is unhealthy and unsafe.

The Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based meat processor is seeking $1.2 billion in damages for roughly 200 “false and misleading and defamatory” statements about the product officially known as lean, finely textured beef, says Dan Webb, BPI’s Chicago-based attorney. The lawsuit filed in a South Dakota state court also names several individuals as defendants, including ABC news anchor Diane Sawyer and the Departure of Agriculture microbiologist who coined the term “pink slime.”

Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2012/09/beef-company-sues-abc-pink-slime-defamation