March 27, 2012, 12:05 AM
Tomato, tomahto. Pink slime, lean finely textured beef. Whatever you call it, one thing is clear: Many consumers say they don't want it. Yesterday, following growing public disgust, the primary producer of the textured meat, Beef Products Inc., said it is suspending operations at...
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July 28, 2010, 12:05 AM
Generally preoccupied by such celestial phenomena as brown dwarves and solar flares, NASA is now turning its sights to a more provincial domain: farms. In partnership with the California Department of Water Resources, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and...
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January 19, 2010, 4:55 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the recall yesterday of more than 430 tons – yes, tons – of ground beef from a Los Angeles-area meat-packing company, warning that the meat may be contaminated with E. Coli bacteria. The USDA says that the potentially tainted...
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