Beef Recall

A Country that Trades Us Down: We Deserve Better

Richard Trumka | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics


Richard Trumka

Killer candy from Mexico and toxic toys from Chinese factories should be part of a B grade horror film. Instead, recalls involving 20 million toys and...

Abusive Slaughterhouse Billed $67 Million For Recall

AP | Posted 04.10.2008 | Business


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

It's Time to Reregulate Business

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Hale

Between toys that might kill our children, a food safety system that isn't working, airlines that might be flying unsafe airplanes, and our entire financial system, it's clear something isn't working.

Slaughterhouse Owner Backs Off Claims

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 03.12.2008 | Business


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

My Beef With School Food

Amy Kalafa | Posted 02.26.2008 | Living


Amy Kalafa

The shocking Humane Society video is educational in a negative way. We need an educational system that teaches kids positive lessons about food -- sourcing, preparation, nutrition, marketing and politics.

Turn Your Head and Barf: What Happens When the USDA Looks the Other Way

Elissa Altman | Posted 02.22.2008 | Living


Elissa Altman

Had the Humane Society not released the animal cruelty videos, would the practice of mass processing sick cattle into "food" have ever been questioned or brought to the fore?

Inspectors Say Meat Safety Is Threatened

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 02.21.2008 | Business


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

Largest Beef Recall, Ever. Now, Real Change?

Anna Lappé | Posted 02.21.2008 | Living


Anna Lappé

How has the beef industry gotten away with such disregard for animal welfare, human health, and the environment?

Meat Recall Prompts Call for USDA Reform

AP | JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 02.20.2008 | Business


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...

Did You Eat the Tainted Beef? Largest Beef Recall in US Has Consumers Wondering "Where's the Beef?" USDA Has Answers, But Won't Tell

Linda Cronin-Gross | Posted 02.18.2008 | Business


Linda Cronin-Gross

The USDA knows which stores and locations got the potentially malignant meat but the info is supposedly confidential. Making matters worse -- much of the bad beef was distributed to schools across the nation.

No Cow Left Behind

Kerry Trueman | Posted 02.18.2008 | Living


Kerry Trueman

Industrial livestock production relies on the systemic abuse of cows, pigs, chickens, and the workers who process them. When did Americans develop such a taste for torture, anyway?

Beef Industry Responds to Secret Video

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 02.18.2008 | Business


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 02.17.2008 | 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...


 

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