22,737 pounds of beef recalled on E. coli fears
22,737 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled on fears that they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
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Peanut butter, garlic bread back on school plates
By Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent (CNN) — In a battle over healthier school lunches that pitted the Obama administration…
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USDA announces plan to protect consumers from unsafe meat products
This new policy will reduce foodborne illnesses and the number of recalls by preventing contaminated products from reaching consumers.
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Students boycotting lunch after USDA decreases portion size
Students in Wisconsin are boycotting school lunch, after the school implemented the federal requirements that limit students to 850 calories.
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Should you buy organic? Study complicates decision
New study says organic produce has no more vitamins, minerals
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Guess the forecasted cost of raising a child
The cost of raising an American child has reached an all-time high, according to the newest annual Agriculture Department report.
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Feds hope to speed tracking of tainted meat, poultry
Meat and poultry processors, farmers, retailers have new recall regulations
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Starbucks to stop using crushed bugs in Frappuccino
The chain expects to be transitioned to lycopene, a natural, tomato-based extract, for the strawberry sauce in the frappuccino by late June.
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Starbucks using crushed bugs in Frappuccino
In a statement, the company revealed their Strawberry Frappuccino uses the crushed up bodies of bugs to gain its pink color.
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Martin’s to no longer sell ammonia treated beef
The Martin’s grocery store chain announced Thursday that it would stop buying so-called “pink slime” meat.
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Schools can opt-out for ammonia treated beef
Today the USDA announced that schools enrolled in the national school lunch program will be able to opt-out of the so-called “pink slime.”
