Entries tagged with “meat/”

The Future of Meat Production Might Be in a Laboratory

In his May 2011 article “Test-Tube Burgers,” Michael Specter, science writer for the New Yorker, wrote about research into producing meat for human consumption in...

Many retail grocery locations may have recalled Huntington meat (E. coli)

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service just published the list of retail locations that may have beef and veal products subject to Huntington Meat's...

Tylenol recall expands

So how does the principle of strict liability--i.e. liability without regard to fault--which is applicable in foodborne illness cases, apply to bottles of Tylenol that...

Is Meat the Source for the E. coli Infection in your Urinary Tract?

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a serious health problem affecting millions of people each year.  In fact, they are the second most common type of...

A Big Reason Outbreaks involving meat are so big: Mega-Meat Plants

In 1992 and 1993 when the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak occurred, and I got my introduction as an attorney to outbreak-related...

U.S. meat safe without cloning

Cloning of livestock is back in the news and, depending on how you interpret the developments, the science could either be a boon for food...

Team 4 investigates bad meat for sale

Jim Parsons of Channel 4 Action News (PA) reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture told Team 4 that agents are in the midst of...

Meatpacking-A new jungle?

Sharon Cohen of the Associated Press reports that Martin Cortez works in a world of long knives and huge saws, blood and bone, arctic chill...
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