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  • June 2008

    • How to Cut Back on Meat

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 11, 08 9:40 AM CDT

      How to Cut Back on Meat

      Curbing the meat craving can be a challenge in a culture that sees it as the main course—so Mark Bittman offers seven ways to ease the shift in the New York Times : Don’t worry about protein. By varying your veggies, you can get the amino acids you need. Buy less meat. The USDA calls 4 ounces per person a serving. Don’t let it define the dish. Design your meal around what you think of as side dishes, like vegetables and grains. More »

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      food  • cooking  • meat  • vegetables  • vegetarianism

    • 3 Steps to a Perfect Steak

      newser  |  Esquire  |  Jun 8, 08 1:13 PM CDT

      3 Steps to a Perfect Steak

      Just in time for grilling season, Esquire serves up tips on making the perfect steak. Choose charcoal wisely: Hardwood charcoal burns hotter, which is great for the grill. You want to sear the meat, so wait until the flames have calmed before tossing in steaks.   More »

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      summer  • meat  • steak  • cook  • barbecue

  • April 2008

    • Strawberry Fields Forever, Sir Paul Pleads

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 21, 08 3:03 PM CDT

      Strawberry Fields Forever, Sir Paul Pleads

      If you want to fight global warming, drop the hamburger, Sir Paul McCartney advises. “The biggest change anyone could make in their own lifestyle would be to become vegetarian,” said McCartney, himself a longtime herbivore. Livestock is a big contributor to global warming, the ex-Beatle says, because of the amount of land and water the meat industry uses. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • environment  • Paul McCartney  • PETA  • meat  • vegetarianism

    • PETA Offering $1M Prize for Test Tube Meat

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 21, 08 10:21 AM CDT

      PETA Offering $1M Prize for Test Tube Meat

      PETA is offering a $1 million reward to the first researchers who can figure out a commercially viable artificial meat-production system, the New York Times reports. Scientists have been working on in vitro meat for years, hoping to grow edible tissue cultures that could replace slaughtered livestock. But there was a “near civil war” within the animal-rights group over the reward. More »

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      food  • science  • PETA  • meat

    • Pork Workers Contract New Nerve Disease

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 17, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Pork Workers Contract New Nerve Disease

      Pork-plant workers in three states have contracted an unheard-of neurological disorder linked to removing pigs’ brains, Reuters reports. Some 24 people—most from Minnesota—are experiencing symptoms including inflamed spinal cords, weakness, fatigue, and numbness and tingling in the limbs. “As far as we are aware it is a brand new disorder,” said a doctor following the Minnesota patients. More »

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      health  • meat  • pork  • neurological disorder  • nerves

  • March 2008

    • UK Pig Farmers Squeal Poverty

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 26, 08 10:39 AM CDT

      UK Pig Farmers Squeal Poverty

      Floundering British pig farmers are on the march behind a curious protest song: "Stand by Your Ham." With feed prices soaring, UK farmers say they're losing $50 on every pig they sell, so they’re begging anyone who’ll listen to support higher pork prices, reports the Wall Street Journal. They've taken to the streets alongside Winnie the Pig, their 500-pow sow mascot, and a massive pink plywood cutout tallying their losses. More »

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      Great Britain  • farmer  • meat  • pork  • pig

  • February 2008

    • Meat Industry Pushes for Recall Cutback

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 22, 08 1:08 PM CST

      Meat Industry Pushes for Recall Cutback

      The meat industry is trying to convince the USDA to ease up on the largest meat recall in the country's history, the Wall Street Journal reports. Government officials entertained the possibility of exempting products made up only partly of the recalled beef but apparently decided against relaxing the action. “The recall is as it was issued,” said a spokeswoman. More »

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      meat  • USDA  • beef recall  • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co.

    • Meat Safety at Risk, Warn Overwhelmed Inspectors

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 22, 08 5:50 AM CST

      Meat Safety at Risk, Warn Overwhelmed Inspectors

      Government inspectors say staff shortages are making it impossible for them to do their jobs properly and that sick cows could be getting into the food supply, reports AP. With staffing levels so low, inspectors are forced to quickly scan hundreds of animals to spot signs of illness like drooping ears, while slaughterhouse workers who warn each other with walkie-talkies try to steer them away from problem areas. More »

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      meat  • cattle  • beef  • inspection  • slaughterhouses

    • Picky Eater Decodes the Beef Scare

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Feb 20, 08 5:53 PM CST

      Picky Eater Decodes the Beef Scare

      Don't fault slaughterhouse workers for this week's enormous beef recall, author and foodie Michael Pollan tells Newsweek —it's the system. Blinding-fast production lines that expect workers to slaughter up to seven cows per minute do not a safe or ethical steak make. "It's one of those episodes that peels back the curtain on how our food is prepared," Pollan says. More »

  • January 2008

    • US Scrutinizes Calif. Meat Packer

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 31, 08 2:54 PM CST

      US Scrutinizes Calif. Meat Packer

      The US Department of Agriculture is looking into a California meat distributor following the release of a video showing animal abuse at a Chino slaughterhouse, the Los Angeles Times reports. Westland Meat was immediately suspended from its contract to provide beef to federal school lunch programs because of its practice of slaughtering weak or sick cows, banned from the food supply. More »

    • Top Chefs Meet Their Meat

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 16, 08 4:08 PM CST

      Top Chefs Meet Their Meat

      Top chefs are trying to change the way we eat by calling attention to how animals are raised for meat. In Britain, Jamie Oliver killed a chicken on live television, and supermarkets across the UK sold out of free-range chickens and eggs. The New York Times reports it’s part of a movement by some chefs to become more involved with their food—before it’s killed. More »

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      food  • agriculture  • animal rights  • chef  • meat  • Jamie Oliver

    • FDA: Send in the Clones

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jan 15, 08 1:06 PM CST

      FDA: Send in the Clones

      Clones are just as safe to eat as any other animal, concludes a much-awaited, much-debated report from the FDA. Cloned animals studied were found to be as healthy as their normal counterparts, and their meat contained equal levels of nutrients, the Washington Post reports. The 968-page document provides mountains of raw data and methodology — more data, one researcher notes, than on any other animal we eat. More »

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      food  • FDA  • meat  • cloning  • cows  • milk

    • Cloned Meat, Milk Near Nod

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 4, 08 6:45 AM CST

      Cloned Meat, Milk Near Nod

      The Food and Drug Administration is expected to clear the way for milk and meat from cloned animals to be sold in US supermarkets by declaring the products safe as early as next week, reports the Wall Street Journal. Cloning companies are poised to begin churning out animals once a voluntary hold on cloning is lifted, but there is widespread opposition to clones within the food industry. More »

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      European Union  • meat  • Whole Foods  • cloning  • dairy products  • biotech companies

  • July 2007

    • Meat Can be Tough on the Environment

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jul 19, 07 6:10 PM CDT

      Meat Can be Tough on the Environment

      Four average-sized steaks generate as much greenhouse gas as an ordinary car traveling for 3 hours at 50mph. The meat also chews up 169 megajoules of energy, enough to light a 100-watt bulb for 20 days. These were among the findings of Japanese scientists investigating the effects of beef production on global warming, the Daily Telegraph reports. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Japan  • carbon emissions  • meat  • cattle  • cows  • beef  • methane  • Japanese

    • 'Eco-Kosher' Eating Joins Religion, Ethics

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 7, 07 11:56 AM CDT

      'Eco-Kosher' Eating Joins Religion, Ethics

      Ancient Jewish dietary laws meet contemporary concerns about how food is produced in what the Washington Post calls the "eco-kosher" movement. American Jews are increasingly concerned about  labor standards, treatment of animals, and ecological impact of what goes on their table, even if they don't keep kosher, and religious leaders are responding. More »

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      food  • religion  • ethics  • agriculture  • Jews  • meat  • organic food  • kosher

  • April 2007

    • Enjoy the Veal, Hold the Guilt

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 19, 07 3:13 PM CDT

      Enjoy the Veal, Hold the Guilt

      Veal is back, says the Times , thanks to humane ranching methods. You're still eating baby cows, of course, but the tiny crates that once confined them—provoking a 20-year-long boycott—are giving way to to open pastures where they hang with mom. Or at least pens where they walk around and mingle with other calves.  More »

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      food  • animal  • farming  • animal cruelty  • meat  • cows  • veal

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