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Food Inc.: What is the Food Industry Hiding?

Janice Taylor | Posted 07.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Safety, Health & Wellness, Farmers' Market, Michael Pollan, Escherichia Coli, Slaughterhouse, Janice Taylor, Cattle, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Food Industry, United States, Us, New York City, Our Lady of Weight Loss, Eric Schlosser, Green News
Janice Taylor

Food, Inc. is a mind-blowing, stomach-twisting, eye-opening and ultimately heart-breaking film.

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Friday Talking Points [56] -- Turkeys Everywhere!

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Turkey Slaughter, Leadership, Turkey, Leadership Battle, John Dingell, Media, Charlie Rangel, Waxman, Chairman, Bush, Lieberman, Television, Pelosi, Last-Minute, Video, Midnight Regulations, Clinton, Regulations, Networks, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Turkeys, Palin Turkey, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Leadership Fight, Reid, Detroit, Committee, Butcher, House, Framing, Charles Rangel, Homeland Security, Rules, 60 Days, Dingell, Democrat, Henry Waxman, Democrats, 2008 Election, Interview, Slaughterhouse, Rangel, Mddotw, Hillary, Chris Weigant, Palin, Sarah Palin, Leak, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, News, Meat, Leaks, Secretary of State, Senate, Politics News
Chris Weigant

While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...

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Worker Abuse At Nation's Biggest Kosher Slaughterhouse Prompts Ethics Debate

AP | RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 09.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Workers Rights, Kosher, Iowa, Slaughterhouse, Judaism, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Home News

NEW YORK — Very little goes unexamined in the kosher world. From meat and poultry to the coating on vegetables and the ingredients in mouthwash...

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Abusive Slaughterhouse Billed $67 Million For Recall

AP | Posted 04.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Meat Recall, Department of Agriculture, National School Lunch Program, Usda, Slaughterhouse, Westland/Hallmark Meat Co, Downer Cows, USDA Policy, Beef Recall, Beef Recall 2008, Business News

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

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Beef Industry Responds to Secret Video

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Usda, Beef Recall, Forklifting Cows, Cow Abuse Video, Slaughterhouse, Meat Recall, Westland/Hallmark Meat Co, Cow Abuse, Business News

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

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CA Slaughterhouse Zaps Cows Too Weak To Stand

Washington Post | Rick Weiss | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Department of Agriculture, Electric Shocks, Animal Welfare, Slaughterhouse, Humane Society, Animal Abuse, Cows, Cow Abuse, Business News

Video footage being released today shows workers at a California slaughterhouse delivering repeated electric shocks to cows too sick or weak to stand ...

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