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Beef spills on Mass. highway after truck overturns

Police say a truck loaded with sides of beef overturned on the Massachusetts Turnpike, strewing meat along the highway by a toll plaza.

Owner of closed SD plant to help fund meat cleanup

The owner of a South Dakota packing plant who left behind 44 tons of rotting kosher bison meat when he relocated his business to Minnesota has agreed to pay part of the cost of cleaning up the mess, his attorney said.

SD town gets rid of 44 tons of stinking bison meat

Behind the freezer doors at a meat plant mysteriously abandoned by its owner, the 44 tons of bison meat managed to hold its own for months, masked by the brutal chill of two South Dakota winters.

Brazil beef producer to be world's largest meat co

A Brazilian meat conglomerate could leap ahead of American meat producer Tyson Foods Inc. to become the world's largest meat company with two deals announced Wednesday that would expand its interests in beef, dairy and chicken.

Study: Lots of red meat increases mortality risk

The largest study of its kind finds that older Americans who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of death from heart disease and cancer. The federal study of more than half a million men and women bolsters prior evidence of the health risks of diets laden with red meat like hamburger and processed meats like hot dogs, bacon and cold cuts.

Beyond peanuts: Salmonella tough to stop

With attention focused on the danger of salmonella in tainted peanut products, it’s easy to forget that foodborne bacterial poisoning more often results from eating contaminated meat, poultry or raw eggs.

Canada company again positive for deadly bacteria

The Canadian food maker linked to a bacteria outbreak that caused at least 20 deaths and the country's largest meat recall last year has again tested positive for listeria.

Where's the cocaine? In the beef!

Italian customs police have arrested five people in separate drug busts, including two Brazilians who tried smuggling in cocaine hidden between packaged meat slices. Police at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport said Tuesday they seized 33 pounds of the drug last week.

NY judge: Religion aside, monkey meat needs permit

A federal judge in Brooklyn has rejected a Liberian woman's religious reasons for smuggling endangered monkey meat into the country.

Irish find high dioxin levels in beef, but no risk

Lab tests on cattle at four Irish farms have found much higher levels of cancer-causing dioxins than initially thought, government agency officials said, but they stressed that the problem still posed no risk to public health.

EU: No risk for majority of Irish pork consumers

The European Union Food Safety Authority says it doesn't see health concerns for the vast majority of consumers who may have eaten tainted Irish pork.

Ireland sighs in relief as EU declares pork safe

Irish ham, sausages and bacon began returning to Ireland's store shelves Wednesday after the European Union's food experts ruled that dioxin-tainted pork posed no credible health risk to those who had eaten it.

Mass. cops puzzled by butcher-quality meat chunks

Police are trying to figure out who keeps leaving chunks of meat on the town common, and why. Police said residents have been finding butcher-quality cuts of meat on the common for about five weeks. In the most recent incident, a resident discovered a large piece of raw, unwrapped meat, along with what appeared to be a liver and some bones on Tuesday.

Tainted meats point to superbug C. diff in food

A potentially deadly intestinal germ increasingly found in hospitals is also showing up in a more unsavory setting: grocery store meats.

Man accused in cold cut caper at Idaho store

A Boise man has been charged with four counts of felony burglary after police accused him of stealing more than $1,000 worth of meat from a local grocery store.

Feedlot owners oppose beef labeling law

Cody Easterday estimates that some 25 percent of the cattle at his 30,000-head feedlot come from Canada, with maybe a few cattle from Mexico in the pens.

Canadian firm reopens plant tied to tainted meat

A food company said Wednesday it has reopened a processing plant that was shut down for nearly a month after it was linked to tainted meat that caused a bacteria outbreak that killed 17 people across Canada.

Democrats hit McCain, though some urge caution

Democrats used the second night of their four-day convention to punch back more aggressively at John McCain, even as some party insiders warned that hitting too forcefully might jeopardize Barack Obama's upbeat, all-inclusive image.

Canada company takes blame for bacteria outbreak

The president of a Canadian food company is taking responsibility for tainted meat products from a Toronto processing plant reaching the marketplace and causing a national outbreak of a deadly bacteria linked to the deaths of 15 people.

Dog meat off the menu during Beijing Olympics

Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month's Beijing Olympic Games.

Kids find paradise by the cell phone light?

Is anybody else creeped out by that AT&T GoPhone commercial starring chart-topping American rock singer Meat Loaf? You know, the one where he’s out working in the garage or something and actor Adam Cagley (in the role of Meat Loaf’s beefy teenage son) starts whining about wanting a GoPhone.

Chicago company recalls meat for E. coli concerns

Federal officials say a Chicago-based company is recalling beef products distributed in 11 states because of possible E. coli contamination.

Retailers can use DNA tracing to track meat

Meat retailers can now trace their wares from the ranch to the refrigerator case using DNA analysis.

NYC food maker recalls over 286,000 pounds of meat, poultry

A New York food company is recalling more than 286,000 pounds of meat and poultry because it might be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.

PETA offers $1 million for lab-created meat

Animal rights activists are offering scientists a $1 million reward if they can produce commercially viable meat in a laboratory.

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A tasting of four meatless "turkeys" for the holiday table
Source: grist.org

I went looking for a turkey-like main course that could please vegetarians and flummox the carnivores who insist that all faux meat sucks.

The long awaited Potted Meat article and poll!

On a dare I'm going to list the ingredients contained in potted meat at the very beginning of this article before getting into the story of it. It may gross you out or it may just make you hungry but here it is: Libby's Potted Meat Food Product

Flesh of Your Flesh - Should you eat meat ? The New Yorker
Source: New Yorker

"Americans also love to eat animals. This year, they will cook roughly twenty-seven billion pounds of beef, sliced from some thirty-five million cows.

Glenn Beck's Bizarre Outburst Against Meatless Mondays and Vegetarians
Source: AlterNet.org

Fresh fruits and vegetables remain the Rodney Dangerfield of the Western diet, getting no respect from cable commentators -- the comics or the crackpots.

Poll. It's late in the evening, what should I eat?

I'm hungry. Right now in my refrigerator is a really nice Porterhouse steak. However there's also some really good ground sirloin and I have all of the other ingredients necessary for a good steak tartar, except the raw quail egg.

Make a MEAT HAND for Halloween
Source:

Make something gruesome and delicious. Article has many pics & info on how to make. Looks awesome.

Global Warming Fraud and PETA: Give Up Meat To Save the Planet; Let the Poor Eat Cake (Marie Antoinette)

"Climate Chief: Give Up Meat To Save the Planet". That has been the Drudge (drudgereport.com) banner headline overnight.

Average German eats 2000 animals in his life
Source: austriantimes.at

Germans enjoy eating sausages and other meat dishes so much that the average person munches their way through more than 2,000 animals in their lifetime.

Russia agrees to accept more Canadian beef | Canada | Reuters
Source: Reuters

Canadian beef is back on the export list to Russia after losing this market due to the discovery of mad cow disease.

Woman's Shattered Life Shows Ground Beef Inspection Flaws
Source: The New York Times

The frozen hamburgers that the Smiths ate, which were made by the food giant Cargill, were labeled "American Chef's Selection Angus Beef Patties." Yet confidential grinding logs and other Cargill records show that the hamburgers were made from a mix of slaughterhouse trimmi …

Woman Paralyzed From E-Coli Poisoning Shows Ground Beef Inspection Flaws
Source: The New York Times

"Ground beef is not a completely safe product," said Dr. Jeffrey Bender, a food safety expert at the University of Minnesota who helped develop systems for tracing E. coli contamination.

Woman's Shattered Life Shows Ground Beef Inspection Flaws
Source: The New York Times

Ms. Smith, 22, was found to have a severe form of food-borne illness caused by E. coli, which Minnesota officials traced to the hamburger that her mother had grilled for their Sunday dinner in early fall 2007.

Poll. Do you eat meat?

For some people the eating of meat is a decision that hinges on health reasons or religious issues or political issues such as animal protection. For me there is no question. I eat meat. I eat fowl and beef and pork and seafood, the same way I eat vegetables.

Police teargas residents who wants to eat elephant and hippo stuck in mud
Source: capitalfm.co.ke

Nyahururu town residents were on Tuesday treated to a rare spectacle after an elephant and a hippo got stuck in River Ewaso Nyiro as they searched for scarce water due to the prevailing drought.

Device That Grows Meat in Your Kitchen Wins Design Prize
Source: Switched

Okay here come the jetsons, let's grow our own food. I wonder what it tastes like? Could this be an answer to world hunger?? Some of the runners up are really great too!!! Still in the theory stage, can't wait for the real thing.

Are Chicken and Fish as Unhealthy as Red Meat? | Health and Wellness
Source: AlterNet.org

Chickens make up over 95 percent of all the animals slaughtered in the U.S. The sheer numbers killed are astounding. Over 9 billion chickens are slaughtered each year. That's 24 million a day, 300 per second.

Meat-flavoured chocolate 'a hit with men'
Source: Telegraph

A New Zealand chocolatier insists that her new creation - meat-flavoured chocolate - is actually delicious and is proving to be a hit with men.

United Steaks Of America
Source: The Sun Newspaper Online

AN artist proves he's a cut above - with a map of America made from meat.

Warmer climate could make succulent meat a memory
Source: newscientist.com

If you like a tasty slab of meat, make sure you place your orders soon. Pork chops will become soggier and paler as the world warms, say veterinary scientists, and steaks could become blander, leaner, darker and more prone to spoilage.

Pork prevention: What's behind the NPPC bailout, or how the government keeps filling up Big Meat's trough
Source: The Ethicurean

On Monday, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) asked the USDA for $250 million in assistance to "help pork producers through the catastrophic market situation they are currently experiencing." It is indeed a catastrophe: In the Great Pork Glut of 2009, so many piggies  …

Amexi-Club Salad

I like fusion cuisine, and I love to put black beans on anything and everything, especially spinach salads. Today I came up with a fattening but somewhat healthy fusion of taco salad and a club sandwich.

Top 10 best new restaurants in America
Source: msnbc.com

Looking for a new place to dine? Take your pick with Bon Appetit's top 10 best new restaurants in America! Not only do they serve simple, satisfying local food but they all support local farmers, sustainable agriculture and regional cuisine.

Poll. So....do ya eat the meat?

I love food and to tell the truth I don't discriminate much as to what I'll eat. I'm very adventurous when it comes to trying different foods. Escargot is wonderful and sauteed frogs legs make me smile (ever since I was a kid).

GM crops could send food prices rocketing
Source: The Daily Express

Milk, meat and egg prices could rocket by 20 per cent because of foreign farmers growing more GM crops, experts warned yesterday.

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