Beef

American Public Health Association: Ban Genetically Engineered Hormonal rBGH Milk, Meat Adulterated With Sex Hormones

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 12.27.2009 | Living


Samuel S. Epstein

The Cancer Prevention Coalition has announced that the Governing Council of the American Public Health Association has voted to oppose the sale of hormonal rBGH milk, and meat adulterated with hormones.

Colorado Premium Foods Fined By State Of Massachusetts For Serving Small Steaks

AP | Posted 12.10.2009 | Denver


BOSTON — Massachusetts officials have fined a Colorado beef supplier $700 for providing steaks to Ruby Tuesday restaurants that allegedly were s...

Guess What's In The Picture [Foodlike Substance]

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living


Hemi Weingarten

Is it strawberry ice cream? Pre-processed plastic foam? Is it possible that it's chicken? For the squeamish among us, avoid this all too enlightening exploration of enigma edibles.

Vaccine Tested In Fight Against Tainted Beef

nytimes.com | William Neuman | Posted 12.04.2009 | Living


Jason Timmerman coaxed a balky calf into a chute on his feedlot one recent afternoon and jabbed a needle into its neck. He was injecting the animal wi...

Hormones in U.S. Beef

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living


Samuel S. Epstein

Increased levels of sex hormones in U.S. beef are linked to the escalating incidence of reproductive cancers in the U.S. since 1975.

Come To Think of It -- eBay?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

What do you think? Will "Come to think of it -- eBay" drive you like a hot, dry lemming to the ocean of objects on sale at that worthy destination?

Ground Beef Recall: Two Deaths Could Be Linked To E. Coli Contamination

AP | BEN DOBBIN | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business


ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Contaminated fresh ground beef caused a possible E. coli outbreak that killed two people and sent 16 others to hospitals, fede...

Baloney Science On The Perils Of Meat

David Becker | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living


David Becker

There is no perfect diet for humans. As we're learning, what you eat probably matters less than how much processing it's been through or in the case of meat, how the animal has been fed.

Prisons Raise And Serve Grass-Fed Beef

Hartke Is Online! | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


Inmates at White Post are enlisted in animal husbandry at Sky Meadow to raise cattle for beef production. The program is a collaboration of several en...

E. Coli: Woman Paralyzed After Severe Food Poisoning; The Unsafe System, Meat

The New York Times | Michael Moss | Posted 12.03.2009 | Green


Stephanie Smith, a children's dance instructor, thought she had a stomach virus. The aches and cramping were tolerable that firstday, and she finished...

Is Meat Really That Bad For The Environment?

The Atlantic Food Channel | By Bill Niman and Nicolette Hahn Niman | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green


Nicolette [Niman] led a discussion focused on meat. Because there seems to be a growing perception that meat is inherently bad for the environment, sh...

Meatless Monday: Beef -- It's Not What's For Dinner

Ellen Kanner | Posted 11.14.2009 | Green


Ellen Kanner

Dear President Obama, Ahem, a little bailout money, please. Vegetarian organizations need a little financial stimulus in order to advance the issu...

Is Grass Fed Beef Tastier? Emeril Answers (VIDEO)

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green


Find out why organic, grass fed beef makes the healthiest, tastiest steaks....

Supermarket Suppliers Destroying Amazon Rainforest

The Guardian | David Adam, Environment Correspondent | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green


Brazilian authorities investigating illegal deforestation have accused the suppliers of several UK supermarkets of selling meat linked to massive dest...

World Bank Withholds (Some) Funding for Deforestation

Rachel Cernansky | Posted 07.19.2009 | Green


Rachel Cernansky

According to a Greenpeace report, Brazil's cattle sector "is the largest driver of deforestation in the world, responsible for one in every eight hectares destroyed globally."

EU vs US Food Fight Obama's First Foreign Policy Test?

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 04.23.2009 | World


Craig

Roquefort is an odd target since the Euro ban is on all US beef. The wonderful blue veined sheep cheese comes only from the area around the small town of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.

Wisconsin Man Accused Of Stealing $625 Of Lobster, Beef: "Times Are Tough"

AP | Posted 02.02.2009 | Home


RACINE, Wis. — This alleged grocery thief apparently has a taste for finer cuisine. Racine police said 43-year-old Brian A. Rubenstein tried to ...

Court: Republicans Can Force Companies Not To Protect Citizens

Dave Johnson | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business


Dave Johnson

In a new twist on the role of government a federal appeals court has ruled that the government can force companies to NOT test beef for mad cow disease.

50 Cent: The New Linda Tripp?

Paul Nair | Posted 06.26.2008 | Entertainment


Paul Nair

When does the fantasy world of rap music end and real life begin? Is it acceptable to bring a human being's obviously honest distress into a world of pseudo-tough-guy confrontation?

Protest by South Koreans Reveals Lack of American Civic Duty

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

It's shameful that the Koreans can muster thousands of people in the streets over beef imports, but we can't muster ten over the fact that the president lied his way into a disastrous war.

In Korea, Breaking & Beef, Hip-Hop & Free Trade

Jeff Chang | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics


Jeff Chang

Why all the fuss over beef? To many ordinary Koreans, the government's lifting its ban on U.S. beef is a demonstration of the way the U.S. version of "free trade" has hurt their country.

USDA Orders Nation's Largest Beef Recall

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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