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Trade Talks Put Health Safeguards in Danger

Nasima Hossain | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Horsemeat, U.S. Economy, Trade Agreement, Consumer Protection, Politics News
Nasima Hossain

The U.S. and the European Union are beginning trade negotiations on a major new treaty designed to strengthen the lagging economies on both sides of the pond. Unfortunately, if history is any guide, the negotiations threaten to wreak havoc on our public health and safety protections.

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50,000 TONS Of 'Beef' May Contain Horse Meat

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 04.10.2013 | Business
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exact source cannot be establishe...

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Market for U.S. Horse Meat Plunges in Wake of Burger-Gate

Vickery Eckhoff | Posted 04.05.2013 | Green
Read More: Usda, Toronto Star, Horse Slaughter, Burger King, Horsemeat, Horse Burger, Bute, Ikea Meatballs, Phenylbutazone, Equine Welfare Alliance, Horse Meat, Green News
Vickery Eckhoff

Five states looking to snag millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to inspect horse meat plants may want to rethink their plans in light of a precipitous drop in demand.

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What Do We Owe the Horse? Government Considering Slaughterhouse Proposal

Michael D'Antonio | Posted 04.04.2013 | Green
Read More: Congressional Ban, Meat, Horse Slaughter, Horsemeat Scandal, Horsemeat, Tim-Sappington-Horse-Shooting, Green News
Michael D'Antonio

Temple Grandin, who has applied herself to reforming the slaughter of cattle with some success, seems to straddle the line on the issue of using American horses as meat as she says, "It's a less bad option to slaughter them here," than in unregulated facilities abroad. But is the "less bad" option the right one?

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Ikea Meatballs Are Coming Back!

Reuters | Posted 03.21.2013 | Business
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* Meatballs making return to IKEA store after horsemeat scare * IKEA vows to keep tight control on what goes into meatballs * IKEA meatballs pro...

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Carey Polis

Horse Slaughterhouse Moves Closer To Opening

HuffingtonPost.com | Carey Polis | Posted 03.19.2013 | Green
Read More: Video, Horse Slaughter, Horsemeat, New Mexico Horse Slaughterhouse, Rick De Los Santos, Valley Meat Co, Horse Meat, Horse Slaughterhouse, Green News

A proposed horse slaughterhouse in New Mexico is just weeks away from opening, according to A. Blair Dunn, a lawyer for Valley Meat Co. in Roswell. Ri...

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Horsemeat Found In Meatloaf

Reuters | Posted 05.12.2013 | Business
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March 12 (Reuters) - Tesco Plc, Britain's biggest grocer, said on Tuesday it withdrew its line of frozen meatloaf after it tested positive for betwe...

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1 Out Of 3 Americans Think 'Tainted' Horse Meat Should Be Given To Poor, Survey Says

Posted 03.08.2013 | Business
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In the wake of the horse meat scandal rocking Europe, a new survey by YouGov Omnibus reveals that nearly one out of three Americans (32 percent) belie...

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LOOK: Naughty Costume Selling Out After Horse Meat Scandal

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 03.07.2013 | Business
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Costume purveyors in the U.K. aren't horsing around when it comes to making a quick buck. Herds of customers are galloping away with Fancy Dress Co...

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IKEA Investigates Horse-Meat-Tainted Meatballs

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 03.05.2013 | Business
Read More: Video, Ikea, Horsemeat Beef, IKEA Horsemeat Lawsuit, Horsemeat Scandal, Horsemeat, IKEA Horsemeat, Business News

IKEA filed a police report Monday against a Swedish supplier that allegedly bought tainted meat from two Polish slaughterhouses, roughly a week after ...

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Moving in the Wrong Direction for Horses

Ed Sayres | Posted 05.01.2013 | Green
Read More: Animal Cruelty, Horse Slaughter, Horse, Horsemeat, Aspca, Ed Sayres, New Mexico Horse Slaughterhouse, Usda, Horse Slaughterhouse, Green News
Ed Sayres

What is the USDA doing to stop this terrible problem? Unbelievably, we understand they intend to move forward with processing one of the pending applications before them for a horse slaughter operation here in the U.S.

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I Know That Meatball: Two Issues That Matter More Than Horsemeat

Kathy Stevens | Posted 04.29.2013 | Green
Read More: Veganism, Carnism, Food Supply Chain, Ikea, Horsemeat Scandal, Horsemeat, Where the Blind Horse Sings, Horse Meat News, Horse Meat Scandal, Melanie Joy, Vegan, Green News
Kathy Stevens

IKEA announced this week that it would recall meatballs and sausages from its stores across Europe amid concerns that they might contain horsemeat. In doing so, IKEA became the latest retail giant involved in a scandal so complex that it reads like a political crime thriller. Only it's real.

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Horse Meat Found At Taco Bell

Reuters | Posted 03.01.2013 | Business
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LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Britain's food regulator said on Friday that testing had found horsemeat in ground beef at Taco Bell UK ...

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Officials Closer To Discovering Horse Meat Source

AP | Posted 04.30.2013 | Business
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WARSAW, Poland — One of Poland's top veterinarians said Thursday that traces of horse-meat DNA have been found in beef samples taken from three ...

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Report: Hamburger Sales Plummet In UK After Horse Meat Controversy

The Huffington Post | Hunter Stuart | Posted 02.28.2013 | Business
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Sales of frozen hamburgers from major retailers in the United Kingdom plummeted after the horse meat scandal that has deeply shaken public confidence ...

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Ikea Pulls Sausages As Horse Meat Nightmare Continues

AP | KARL RITTER | Posted 04.29.2013 | Business
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STOCKHOLM — After withdrawing meatballs from stores across Europe, home furnishings company Ikea said Wednesday its own tests confirmed "a few i...

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Why Horsemeat Is Delicious and Disgusting

Melanie Joy, Ph.D. | Posted 04.28.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Horsemeat, Carnism Definition, What Is Carnism, Carnism, Carnism Meaning, Horsemeat Food, Horsemeat News, Horsemeat Scandal, Healthy Living News
Melanie Joy, Ph.D.

As long as we remain unaware of carnism, the system that guides our food choices like an invisible hand, we will see eating (certain) animals as a given, rather than a choice.

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Meet The Company Profiting Off The Horse Meat Scandal

Posted 02.25.2013 | Business
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At least one business is happy about the horse meat scandal. Workers at Elisa Technologies, based in Gainesville, Fla., say they’ve received near...

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CONTAINS HORSEMEAT

AP | Posted 04.26.2013 | Business
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish authorities say they will report a butcher in central Denmark to police for selling horse meat labeled as beef to l...

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Horsemeat Scandal Spreads

Reuters | Posted 04.22.2013 | Business
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BUCHAREST, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Horsemeat labelled as beef has been found in Romania in products set to be sold locally, an agriculture ministry offic...

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Major Company Caught Up In Horsemeat Scandal

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2013 | Business
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* Products withdrawn from sale in Italy and Spain * Nestle latest company affected in spreading scandal ...

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Consumers Freaking Out Over Horsemeat Scandal

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2013 | Business
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* Concerns over horse sold as beef spread across Europe * Research company says shoppers changing habits or diet * Two t...

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Why Are We So Horrified Over Horse Meat?

Anjali Sareen | Posted 04.20.2013 | Green
Read More: Horsemeat, Horses, Vegetarian, Animal Rights, Animals, Burger King, Horse Meat, Vegan, Green News
Anjali Sareen

We as a culture seem to have decided arbitrarily that we are comfortable making dogs and cats our pets and comfortable making pigs and fish our dinner.

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9 Countries That Actually Love Horsemeat

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.17.2013 | Business
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The horsemeat scandal currently plaguing Europe has made even the most adventurous eaters a bit squeamish. But when you think about it, is horseme...

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Chef: Horsemeat Is 'Delicious, Like Rich Beef'

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.15.2013 | Business
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According to one French chef, horsemeat isn’t disgusting, nay merely tolerable. It’s “delicious.” Amid the scandal currently rocking Europe...

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