Pink Slime Labels Coming

Written by Craig Smullin, Posted in Local, Posted: Wed, April 4 2012 at 5:14 PM, Updated: Wed, April 4 2012 at 5:25 PM

Companies who make finely textured beef, commonly known as pink slime, will be listing the product on package labels.
    NBC-5's Craig Smullin explains that while several companies are voluntarily asking to list the product on labels, the USDA isn't requiring it... so it won't be on all labels.

About the Author

Craig Smullin

Craig Smullin is a reporter and anchor for NBC5 News at 5.

Craig grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area playing every sport his mom would drive him to. Craig attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California where he majored in Recreation Administration and Sports Management. In early 2005 he began a post-graduate internship with the NBC5 News sports department. He split his duties between news and sports.

In the spring of 2006 he began writing and producing NBC5's Tank of Gas Getaway summer travel series. In the fall of 2006, Craig was promoted to Weekend Sports Anchor, then moved from co-anchoring NBC5 News at Sunrise to NBC5 News at 5.

Craig is a dedicated Portland Trailblazer fan and enjoys snowboarding down the slopes of Mt. Ashland.

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