Another Connecticut supermarket chain is getting off the "pink slime" bandwagon.

Stop & Shop on Thursday, announced that it is joining the growing list of companies that will no longer sell meat with the controversial food additive.

In Connecticut, BJs have all taken similar steps. Several other supermarkets said they've never sold beef with the additive.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the ammonia-treated filler, known in the industry as "lean, finely textured beef," meets all food safety standards.

But it's been given the pink slime moniker by critics who say it could be unsafe, and is an unappetizing example of industrialized food products.

Stop & Shop says their decision came after customers raised concerns.

"We value the trusted relationship we have with our customers and their feedback on this issue," the company said in a statement on their website. "Stop & Shop will continue to communicate openly with customers and stands by the quality, safety and compliance of all products we sell."

Last week, the Agriculture Department said that schools will have the option of avoiding the product starting next fall.