Tag: meat

  • Federal Court Rules in Favor of Country of Origin Meat Labels

    On Friday, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of allowing labels on meat products that say where animals were born, raised and slaughtered, according to Food & Water Watch. [caption id="attachment_328609" align="alignnone" width="500"] “We believe the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the American Meat Institute should honor this important court decision and cease their…

  • 4 Steps to Protect Your Kitchen Against E. Coli

    The meat industry likes to say that factory farms are modern, efficient and produce cheap food. But in reality, factory farms increase the risk of pathogens like E. coli and salmonella that cause food-borne illness in people. You might be surprised to find out, in this quiz from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the high percentage of supermarket…

  • New Labels Show Where Your Meat Came From

    You’ll soon be seeing some changes on meat packages at the grocery store. Federal rules went into effect in recent weeks requiring labels on unprocessed beef, chicken, pork, lamb or goat to state where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered. [caption id="attachment_314800" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo credit: Shutterstock[/caption] The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S.…