The safety of our nation's workers is as important as the quality of meat we produce. We cannot sanction lost fingers, broken arms and severe musculoskeletal injuries for $90 million.
Michael Greger, M.D. | Posted 05.03.2012
While consumers may be more shocked by pink slime or the feeding of Prozac to poultry, the routine feeding of millions of pounds of human antibiotics to chickens presents a much graver threat.
HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.20.2012
WASHINGTON -- When he was working on a poultry processing line in northern Alabama last year, Jorge Polanco-Mercado watched new workers come and go al...
Joe Hansen | Posted 04.16.2012
The only thing worse than a chicken with its head cut off is one with its head in the sand. That was my initial reaction after reading Administrator Alfred Almanza's piece defending Big Poultry's push to dramatically increase line speed in our nation's plants.
Craig McCord | Posted 04.12.2012
Right now, the USDA inspectors inspect 35 chickens a minute for lovely things such as bile, feces and random spare parts that got through processing. That's a chicken every two seconds.
Kitchen Daily | Posted 04.01.2012
We all know that eating poultry is a good, lean source of protein, which is why it's a go-to meal for many of us. But chances are that you may be over...
AP | MARGIE MASON | Posted 04.18.2012
HANOI, Vietnam — Thought bird flu was gone? Recent human deaths in Asia and Egypt are a reminder that the H5N1 virus is still alive and dangerou...
Phil Lempert | Posted 04.16.2012
With continued pressure on the economy more men and women will be choosing to eat at home to save money, which has happened before -- but this time around expect a twist.
Posted 12.27.2011
From National Geographic's New "7 Billion" App: A crisis is looming: To feed our growing population, we’ll need to double food production. Yet cr...
Small Kitchen College | Posted 12.04.2011
Whether in the dining hall or in your own kitchen, remember these rules about portion control.
AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 09.20.2011
WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture Department wants consumers to know when there's less chicken in their chicken. A proposed rule aimed at food companies ...
Posted 09.12.2011
By ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. -- A heat wave that has pushed temperatures well over 100 degrees has killed tens of thousands of...
Meathead | Posted 07.26.2011
If you follow USDA recommendations 100% you will be 100% safe and doomed to terrible steaks and lamb chops. And in its effort to make one set of easy to understand rules, the government has oversimplified.
Patrizia Chen | Posted 07.13.2011
When I married, life as I knew it changed radically. No more modeling, no clubs, basta to late nights out or sudden trips to exotic islands just to m...
Laurie David | Posted 06.18.2011
It's hard to shock me, but when I read the report on Friday that almost half of the meat and poultry we're buying at our local grocery stores is contaminated with Staph bacteria, I had to let out a scream of frustration.
Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 06.06.2011
Not only are Asian-inspired meals quick and easy to throw together, they're a cheap and healthy alternative to take out -- no need to tip or deep-fry anything.
Neil Zevnik | Posted 05.25.2011
Recent research has demonstrated that turkey meat can provide benefits that red meats such as beef cannot, and avoids some of the pitfalls that red meats often inflict.
AP | CHUCK BARTELS | Posted 05.25.2011
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former Tyson Foods Inc. chief executive Donald J. Tyson, who led his family's poultry company from being a regional producer...
Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011
There are a few elements that make this chicken fantastic, borderline addictive.
Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011
Today's industrially produced birds have been selectively bred for enormous body mass. Many of them cannot stand or walk after a few months of life. They are not healthy animals, and they suffer chronic pain.
Rocco Staino | Posted 05.25.2011
Many adults have fond memories of the Roger Duvoisin's silly goose named Petunia (Random House, 1950) or those Boston Public Garden ducks made famous ...
Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.25.2011
Large-scale, community farming in the city requires soil and water testing and an array of permits. But that's not stopping gardeners in New Orleans.
Laura Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011
If you buy your chicken stock in a box or a can--even it it's the organic stuff--you'll be amazed by the difference when you make your own. Time-...
John W. Boyd Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011
The people who are least surprised to hear of the appalling conditions that led to the egg recall that began on August 13 were my fellow small and mid-sized farmers.
AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.25.2011
ATLANTA — Cooking chicken on the grill this summer? Be careful. Poultry is still the leading culprit in food poisoning outbreaks, health officia...
Laura Merriman | Posted 05.29.2012