ABC News Settles With Beef Products Inc. in “Pink Slime” Defamation Case
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Beef Products Inc. (BPI) has reached a settlement agreement with ABC News.
The beef company sued ABC and reporter Jim Avila for defamation after the network aired an investigative segment in 2012 calling a filler product used in ground beef "pink slime." The complaint alleged omission of facts in addition to food-libel.
BPI claimed their business suffered an 80% loss in profits, forcing them to close three of four processing plants after the ABC report aired.