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Antibiotic-resistant salmonella burgers, with a side of flame retardants
A Colorado company recalled the equivalent of 1.86 million Quarter Pounders. In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages of the meat and livestock industries. ————————————— Sometimes I think […]
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As MRSA gets worse, the FDA discovers antibiotic abuse on factory farms [UPDATED]
Incubating chickens–and what else? FarmSanctuary.org In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages of the meat and livestock industries. UPDATE below. ————————– A bill now circulating in the House, […]
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E. coli and Campylobacteriosis: Why Obama’s USDA food-safety pick is so important
Side of E. coli with that burger?In Meat Wagon, we look at the latest outrages from the meat and livestock industries. —————————– As I reported Friday, a man with a […]
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E. coli O157 comes back with a vengeance, and other nasty toxins in meat
Tainted burger, coming soon to a plate near you? In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat and livestock industries. ——————————— (This is the first Meat […]
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U.S. officials dither while antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains creep into our pork supply
In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat and livestock industries. The good news is that people are earnestly trying to figure out if a deadly […]
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Canada says no to ethanol waste as cow feed, and more
In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat industry. Back in January, a high USDA official made a pair of statements that say a lot about […]
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria thrives in CAFO pork, and Wall Street gobbles up Big Meat shares
In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat industry. Back in December, Michael Pollan wrote a important article about the antibiotic resistant bacteria MSRA, which Pollan […]
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‘Downergate’ reveals gaps in mad-cow testing and trouble in school-lunch sourcing
In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat and livestock industries. Remember those “downer” cows that got forced through the kill line and into the food […]
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If deals go through, three firms will own 90 percent of the U.S. beef market
In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat and livestock industries. You’d be hard-pressed to find an industry more consolidated than beef-packing. Just four companies slaughter […]
