For Better or Worse, Here's How McNuggets Are Made

Pink slime? No. Beige mash with skin? Yep!

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Remember pink slime? McDonald's Canada continues its crusade for McFood transparency with a new video aimed at proving Chicken McNuggets are not made from the pastel meat goop seen in a frequently shared image from the Internet.

By taking viewers on a tour of the chain's meat supplier, Cargill, the video shows in some detail that, instead of pink slime (processed beef trimmings disinfected with ammonia), chicken nuggets are actually made of chicken breasts mixed with seasoning and skin.

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