Meat Archive
MOVABLE FEAST
Today's holiday dinners may not be prepared exactly the way Norman Rockwell envisioned, but with consumers more pressed for time and less confident in...
USDA Creates Grass-Fed Marketing Claim Standard
WASHINGTON — The Agricultural Marketing Service is establishing a voluntary standard for a grass-fed livestock marketing claim, to go into effect Nov. 15....
Consumer Group Launches Recall Site
WASHINGTON — A consumer advocacy group here has launched a new website informing consumers of product recalls and urging support for vigorous product testing legislation....
Minnesota Family Files Lawsuit Against Cargill
MINNEAPOLIS — A lawsuit was filed today against Cargill Inc. here by a Minnesota family whose two children suffered E. coli infections after consuming the company’s frozen ground beef products, said the family’s attorney, William Marler, who has been involved in E. coli cases since the 1993 Jack in the Box outbreak, published reports said....
Meat Recall Shuts Down Topps
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Topps Meat Co., one of the nation’s largest suppliers of frozen beef patties, announced on Friday that it was shutting down its operations....
Wal-Mart Sued Over E. Coli Illness
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — An attorney yesterday filed suit here against Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart stores, alleging that an 18-year-old woman had contracted E. coli, suffered kidney failure and was hospitalized for three weeks due to eating frozen hamburger patties purchased at a local Wal-Mart in August....
SEAFOOD SIMPLE
School's in for shoppers scared to buy seafood. With all the recent news coverage about the health benefits of seafood, many shoppers have been working...
SAFE HARBOR
It's a tough time to be an FDA inspector. Stung by contamination scandals that have gotten progressively worse as the year has worn on, Chinese exporters...
Poll: 9 of 10 Americans Support COOL
YONKERS, N.Y. — A poll suggesting 92% of Americans support country-of-origin labeling on food drew defensive responses from some of the law’s opponents Wednesday. ...
FDA Issues Alert on China-Farmed Seafood
WASHINGTON — Frustrated by repeated contaminated shipments, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced a public warning on farmed seafood imported from China. ...
