Topic: Meat

Where's the Beef: U.S. beef consumption in decline

CHICAGO (Reuters) - For the past decade, cattle ranchers and meat packers watched with despair as America's beef consumption steadily declined, ceding ground to leaner meats as well as vegetarian trends among the health-conscious.Most recently, high unemployment in the world's ...

USDA welcomes Japan review of beef import rules

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States welcomed Japan's review of meat import rules that bar import of beef from cattle over 20 months of age, imposed as mad-cow safeguard, an Agriculture Department spokesman said on Tuesday.The rule, in place since 2005 ...

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Ground beef recalled in 14 US states

Tyson, the biggest meat processor in the United States, is recalling 131,300 pounds of ground beef sold in 14 states after an outbreak of e.coli in Ohio, US food inspectors said Wednesday.The ground beef -- enough for more than half ...

Tyson recalls ground beef over possible E. coli contamination

(Reuters) - Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli, federal officials said.The U.S. Department of Agriculture said that the department became aware of the problem Monday when the ...

Beef bound for Georgia schools recalled over E. coli worries

(Reuters) - A Texas company has recalled 40,000 pounds of frozen ground beef products, shipped for distribution to Georgia schools, due to possible contamination from E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.Palo Duro Meat of Amarillo, Texas, produced ...
Paraguay ordered an immediate halt to beef exports after detecting foot-and-mouth disease in cattle from a farm northeast of Asuncion, in a potentially devastating blow to its cattle industry.The outbreak sent tremors through a region famous for its beef production, with ...

US to test beef for six kinds of E.coli bacteria

The US government said Tuesday it will begin testing next year for six more kinds of E.coli bacteria in raw ground beef and tenderized steaks in order to boost protection of US consumers.The US currently tests for one strain of ...

Cargill recalls 36 million pounds of turkey over Salmonella

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cargill has begun the recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey tied to a California death from Salmonella, Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation announced on Wednesday.Cargill Value Added Meats Retail, a business unit of Wichita, Kansas-based Cargill, announced an ...

Would you eat test-tube meat?

By Jane Switzer. . Ten years ago, scientist Vladimir Mironov approached a major U.S. meat processing company to invest in his research on “in vitro...