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Meat Wagon
Oh-oh: Tamiflu-resistant swine flu rears up in the U.S., U.K. 0
Posted 1 day, 21 hours ago Ever since evolution of the swine flu virus accelerated in 1998, virologists and veterinary-science have warned that factory hog farms create the ideal conditions for generating novel viruses. -
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Why the USDA has no business overseeing conditions on factory farms, and more 15
Posted 6 days, 4 hours ago
Why isn't the federal government seriously investigating the possible CAFO-swine flu link? I've posed that question several times recently, most recently here. Now let me venture an answer.
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Meat wagon
JBS: industrial meat’s new heavyweight champ 2
Posted 2 months ago
Remember two weeks ago, when I warned that if JBS snapped up Pilgrim's Pride, four transnational giants would dominate the U.S. meat market? Well, it happened. Here's what it means.
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Meat wagon
If JBS-Pilgrim’s deal goes through, four mega-firms will dominate the meat landscape 1
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
What the meat industry would look like if beef behemoth JBS bought chicken giant Pilgrim's Pride.
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Cargill, the National School Lunch Program, and antibiotic-resistant salmonella 3
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
Remember when Cargill recalled nearly a million pounds of hamburger meat tainted with antibiotic-resistant salmonella? Turns out the beef-packing plant in question regularly supplies school cafeterias. And just last year, USDA inspectors watched slaughterhouse workers perform egregious hygiene violations--and the agency declined to fine the company.
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Meat wagon: Antibiotic-resistant salmonella edition
Cargill plant recalls nearly a million pounds of tainted beef 4
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ho-hum. Another recall of ground beef laced with antibiotic-resistant salmonella. This one's so big, you could make a burger for everyone in Los Angeles with the tainted stuff. Not that you should.
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Meat wagon
Antibiotic-resistant salmonella burgers, with a side of flame retardants 6
Posted 4 months ago More grossness from the meat industry: an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant salmonella from burgers in Colorado; plus news that meat eaters accumulate "significantly" more toxic flame retardants in their bodies.
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Meat wagon
As MRSA gets worse, the FDA discovers antibiotic abuse on factory farms [UPDATED] 7
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
The FDA has finally noticed that antibiotic abuse on factory farms is creating a health menace.
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Meat wagon
E. coli and Campylobacteriosis: Why Obama’s USDA food-safety pick is so important 1
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
Obama still hasn't appointed the USDA official charged with ensuring the safety of the meat supply. The latest news around E. coli and Campylobacteriosis show why that pick is so important.
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Meat wagon
E. coli O157 comes back with a vengeance, and other nasty toxins in meat 3
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat and livestock industries. This time, we've got some real whoppers (so to speak).
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