Tag: food safety
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You CAN Eat Horsemeat!
Image from here Been wanting to try the delicacy that those in France, China, Germany and many other countries have available in most fine dining establishments? Well, now you can. Monsu, an Italian restaurant in Philly, PA, will be offering horsemeat as a menu item in the coming months. Chef Peter McAndrews says he plans…
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It’s All in the Details: USDA/FSIS Meat Inspectors
Will there be a meat shortage? Some details shedding light on how the sequester will affect the meat industry have been reported. In various articles this morning, Agriculture Undersecretary Elizabeth Hagen outlines how the furloughs will be implemented and during what time frame. You can read the two of the articles I read for…
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The Importance of GMO’s and Writing Letters to the Editor
image from here Usually, I jam out to 106.9 Country Legends on the radio in my truck but in the mornings, on my way to work, I listen to the highly syndicated Kidd Kraddick in the Morning Show. Every week or so they have a segment titled “Consumer Watch” and they talk about a few…
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ABC News – Defamation of BCI, Lost Jobs and Lawsuits
High profile lawsuit against ABC and newscasters I’m not talking about the $1.2 billion lawsuit against the news mogul that Beef Products, Inc. (BPI) filed in early September. The lawsuit at hand is one that former senior counsel for BPI, Bruce Smith, has filed and is seeking $70,000 in damages for his lost job. Smith…
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Beef, Food Safety and Smart Choices
This post is brought to you by a personal experience that I remembered because I was wide awake way too late at night due to Fort Riley dropping bombs on my doorstep. That didn’t sound right but it was loud and I was awake. On to the story – the date is February 15, 2011…