Beef Recall

E. Coli-Contaminated Meat Distributed At SF Restaurants

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.12.2011

On Tuesday, more than 375,000 pounds of ground beef was recalled at a Los Angeles company, Commercial Meat Co., due to possible E. coli contamination....

Tyson Recalls Ground Beef

AP | DAN SEWELL | Posted 11.28.2011

CINCINNATI — Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef because a family in Ohio fell ill after eating meat produce...

Grocery Stores Recall Tainted Beef

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 10.14.2011

DODGE CITY, Kan. -- At least three major grocery store chains have recalled some of their ground beef packages because they could be contaminated with...

California Company Recalls 34K Pounds Of Contaminated Ground Organic Beef

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — A California company is recalling approximately 34,373 pounds of organic ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli...

Meatless Monday: Eggs, Ethics and Getting Your Money's Worth

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011

Ellen Kanner

It's been argued good food isn't cheap.  I don't believe that.  I believe the opposite -- cheap food isn't good.  A McDeal that seems too good ...

E. Coli Outbreak Puts Focus On Meat Oversight

AP | MARTIGA LOHN | Posted 05.25.2011

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The first known U.S. outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulatio...

E. Coli Prompts Recall Of 8,500 Pounds Of Ground Beef

The Washington Post | Martin Weil | Posted 05.25.2011

About 8,500 pounds of ground beef that might be contaminated with a type of E. coli bacteria are being recalled by a company in Pennsylvania, the Depa...

E. Coli Outbreak Prompts Recall Of 1 Million Pounds Of Beef

AP | MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN FRANCISCO — A meat processor recalled about 1 million pounds of ground beef products Friday after seven people were sickened by E. coli contamin...

The Latest In Food Recalls: Bison Meat, Chicken Of The Sea Tuna

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

In the slideshow below we'll be keeping track of the latest major U.S. food -- and food-related -- recalls. According to the Institute of Medicin...

Five Million Pounds of Bad Meat

Mark Morford | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Morford

I happened to read a charming, albeit nauseating little news item that tried to skulk by unnoticed recently, wherein it was announced that the Hunting...

Why the Silence of the Steaks and Perjury of the Peppers?

William Marler | Posted 11.17.2011

William Marler

The one thing that makes capitalism work is knowledge and transparency. If you know who poisoned you, you can stop buying food from them.

E. Coli Recall: Huntington Meat Packing Recalls 864,000 Pounds Of Beef

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

MONTEBELLO, Calif. — A Southern California meat-packing firm has recalled some 864,000 pounds of ground-beef that might be contaminated with E. ...

E. Coli Alert: Calif. Company Recalls 864,000 Pounds Of Ground Beef

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

MONTEBELLO, Calif. (AP) -- A Southern California meat-packing firm has recalled some 864,000 pounds of ground-beef that might be contaminated with E. ...

National Steak And Poultry Recalls 248,000 Pounds Of Beef In Colorado, Other States

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

OWASSO, Okla. — National Steak and Poultry is voluntarily recalling about 248,000 pounds of beef it said might be contaminated with a strain of E. c...

Slow Fish on Martha's Vineyard: Uh, How Does That Work, Exactly?

Susie Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Susie Middleton

Even if you only add one night of fish to your dinner repertoire each week, you're cutting down on your carbon footprint, adding beneficial Omega-3 fatty acids to your diet, and casting a vote against bad beef.

Cargill, The School Lunch Program And The Latest Beef Recall

Grist | Posted 05.25.2011

As I reported last week, a large-scale California beef-packing plant owned by Cargill churned out, packaged up, and distributed widely some 830,000 po...

BEEF RECALL - Largest Recall In U.S. History

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

A slaughterhouse that has been accused of mistreating cows agreed Sunday to recall 143 million pounds of beef in what federal officials called the lar...

Illinois Meatpacker Recalls 96,000 Pounds Of Beef

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

A northwestern Illinois meatpacker is recalling nearly 96,000 pounds of its ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli. Offic...

Abusive Slaughterhouse Billed $67 Million For Recall

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

CHINO, Calif. — The federal government said Thursday it has billed a California slaughterhouse more than $67 million for expenses associated wit...

Slaughterhouse Owner Backs Off Claims

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The head of the Southern California slaughterhouse that produced 143 million pounds of recalled beef acknowledged Wednesday that co...

Meat Recall Prompts Call for USDA Reform

AP | JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's twin mandates of promoting the nation's agriculture and monitoring it for safety are being qu...

Inspectors Say Meat Safety Is Threatened

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — Sometimes, government inspectors responsible for examining slaughterhouse cattle for mad cow disease and other ills are so short-s...

Beef Industry Responds to Secret Video

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 05.25.2011

DENVER — Despite a secretly taped video showing workers at a Southern California slaughterhouse abusing sick or crippled animals, nearly all cat...

USDA Orders Nation's Largest Beef Recall

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterho...