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Britain expands horsemeat tests to more products

February 22, 2013

London/Reuters / Britain is expanding meat testing to a wider range of products, including ready-made meals, as the scandal spreads over the sale of mislabelled horsemeat, the country’s food regulatory agency said on Tuesday. The Food Standards Agency said that as well as its original plans to check 224 samples of raw beef products for

Beef cattle, International news, Livestock, News

Rains boost Australian beef prospects

By Colin Packham February 22, 2013

Australia’s struggling beef industry has received a boost from recent rains in the east of the country, which will increase grass growth to fatten up herds in the world’s third-biggest beef exporter, producers said. The wetter conditions in the aftermath of Cyclone Oswald mean farmers will keep cattle in herds for longer to add weight,

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

‘Doubt grenades’ lethal to beef industry’s fortunes

By Daniel Winters February 15, 2013

With everything from multimillion-dollar budgets and legions of fanatical supporters, animal activists have a lot of tools at their disposal for turning the public off of beef. But by far the most potent weapon in their arsenal of clandestine YouTube videos and Twitter tweets is what Ryder Lee calls the “doubt grenade.” Instead of hurling

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Independent panel named to review XL Foods recall

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 15, 2013

The federal government has named its panel for an independent review of last fall’s massive E. coli-related beef recall at Alberta’s XL Foods. The government on Friday named Dr. Ron Lewis, British Columbia’s former chief veterinary officer, to chair a three-member panel for “a review of events and circumstances related to the XL Foods Inc.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Record-high cattle, beef prices seen in 2013

February 15, 2013

Reuters / U.S. cattle and beef prices should set more record highs this year as the worst drought in half a century, which wilted pastures and drove up feed costs, forced producers to trim the nation’s herd to the smallest since 1952, according to industry marketing and analytics firm CattleFax. Prices for fed cattle could

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Good news for beef-loving male boomers

February 15, 2013

Good news for middle-aged male beef eaters — you may be able to double your serving of beef — to six ounces, that is. And you should probably be lifting weights first. The Exercise Metabolism Research Group at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. conducted a study on ways to counteract age-related muscle loss. Thirty-five middle-aged

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

‘Fiscal cliff’ fallout could shut down meat packers

By Charles Abbott February 15, 2013

The Obama administration warned Feb. 8 that across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect in March may result in furloughing every U.S. meat and poultry inspector for two weeks, causing the meat industry to shut down. By law, meat packers and processors are not allowed to ship beef, pork, lamb and poultry meat without the

Beef cattle, Livestock

Salmonella linked to ground beef sickens 16 in U.S.

By Eric M. Johnson February 12, 2013

Reuters / Sixteen people across five states have fallen ill from salmonella poisoning, several from a raw ground beef dish served at a single restaurant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Jan. 28. Local, state and federal health and regulatory officials said the likely cause of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak was Jouni

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Russia to ban U.S. turkey as well as beef and pork over feed additive

February 12, 2013

Turkey is now included in the ban moscow / reuters Russia will ban imports of U.S. turkey due to concerns about the use of the feed additive ractopamine, Russia’s Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) said in a statement Feb. 4. The service will impose a temporary ban on U.S. turkey starting from Feb. 11,

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Cut the booze before the beef: Health study

By Canada Beef Inc. February 12, 2013

At the end of December 2012, an important health study was released and created a fair bit of buzz in nutrition circles. The study, “The Global Burden of Disease Study (2010),” published in the medical journal Lancet, was an examination of a variety of factors with the goal of estimating each one’s relative contribution to

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Tag Archives Meat

Britain expands horsemeat tests to more products

Rains boost Australian beef prospects

‘Doubt grenades’ lethal to beef industry’s fortunes

Independent panel named to review XL Foods recall

Record-high cattle, beef prices seen in 2013

Good news for beef-loving male boomers

‘Fiscal cliff’ fallout could shut down meat packers

Salmonella linked to ground beef sickens 16 in U.S.

Russia to ban U.S. turkey as well as beef and pork over feed additive

Cut the booze before the beef: Health study

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