Elk hunting in Washington State’s Skagit River area came to an abrupt end Dec. 28th and it wasn’t pretty.
The state Wildlife Department says Elk Area 4941 was closed to further hunting because “the harvest
Elk hunting in Washington State’s Skagit River area came to an abrupt end Dec. 28th and it wasn’t pretty.
The state Wildlife Department says Elk Area 4941 was closed to further hunting because “the harvest…
Last week, state officials closed down two cafeterias and five snack bars in the Pennsylvania Capitol building after finding an infestation of rodent droppings. The droppings, which were determined to have come primarily from mice…
As the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak tied to a nationwide recall of mechanically tenderized steaks–and 21 illnesses in 16 states–continues to unfold, questions about where the meat was distributed remain unanswered.
Oklahoma-based National Steak and…
Note: Tomorrow we turn the page to 2010 and we cannot think of a better time to look ahead at the things we know for certain will be in the news of the New Year.…
Continue Reading Emerging Food Safety Issues in 2010
“…to him who preserves the life of a single individual it is counted that he hath preserved the whole race.” From rabbinic commentary on the Torah
I was surprised recently to see a newspaper article …
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San Simeon Inc. in Albuquerque and Chuck’s Seafoods Inc. in Charleston, OR are the latest seafood processors to run into trouble with the Food and Drug Administration over the Seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control…
With 75,000 head, Millenkamp Cattle located northwest of Jerome, ID is not finishing out 2009 on a positive note. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigators early last September visited Millenkamp’s calf-raising operation and found evidence…
All politics is local, and so is this local food story.
It’s a time of much fear and confusion in the State of California. Only last year, we were reading stories about local jurisdictions changing…
“…to him who preserves the life of a single individual it is counted that he hath preserved the whole race.” From rabbinic commentary on the Torah
I was surprised recently to see a newspaper …
Continue Reading Getting Past ‘Religion’ in The Raw Milk War
Mechanically tenderized steaks are comparable in safety to unprocessed steaks and do not need special labeling, according to the American Meat Institute (AMI), the group that represents 95 percent of the red met industry.
The…