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What will the proposed bill affect?

That's what everyone wants to know. The s510 bill that is now awaiting consideration from the Senate has sparked a heated debate in the...
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New meat temperatures out from USDA

  • New meat temperature guidelines
  • May 25, 2011
Your grandmother probably always cooked pork ultra done. Perhaps your mother did, too. Funny, though, how those cooking shows often show pork...
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U.S. farm exports, including animal products, to hit record high

  • US farm exports rise
  • June 3, 2012
The United States has long been a top exporter of farm products, including those derived from animals, but this year those sales are forecast to...
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Report of mad cow disease under investigation

As reported by Healthwise mad cow disease is a fatal disease that slowly destroys the brain and spinal cord in cattle. Mad cow disease is also is...
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Is ‘mad cow’ milk really safe?

In response to the USDA’s claim, yesterday, that milk from the recently identified mad dairy cow poses no health threat, a skeptical examiner...
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Mad Cow again: Is the USA food supply really safe?

The USA again is starting to reap see some negative results because of improper agricultural practices:CBS News- ‎25 April 2012(CBS News) A cow...
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USDA confirms mad cow disease case in CA: What is the risk?

Mad cow disease tops the Google trends on April 25, 2012 due to a confirmed case of what is technically known asbovine spongiform encephalopathy ...
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California dairy ‘mad cow’ found to have bovine spongiform encephalopathy

A cow from a dairy farm in California’s central valley makes the fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy ever to be found in the U.S....
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Barack Obama to solve energy crisis with cow sh*t

( Editorial: The opinions expressed here are solely those of the author. )Energy - On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced...
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Recall of Pork and Beef Smoked Sausage

The following information is reprinted in its entirety as a service for cooking, consumer and food safety.The notice is from the USDA, and as such,...
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