beef

This is a great guide to buying meat that is healthy for you and the earth.

The largest beef recall in US history was made today by the USDA in response to graphic video footage of rampant animal abuse at a California-based slaughter house. Most of the meat went to schools across the country. (Video included)

A Minnesota meat packer has issued a recall of 188,000 pounds of beef after a few instances of EC-oli having been found, including in California.

Cargill ground beef is sold under a variety of brand names, including Century Farm Ground Beef, Giant Eagle Ground Beef, Shop Rite Ground Beef, Stop & Shop Ground Beef, Wegmans Ground Beef, Weis Premium Meats, and Price Rite.

Over the summer, as Americans fired up their grills, the Topps Meat factory here scrambled to produce thousands of frozen hamburger patties for Wal-Mart and other customers, putting intense pressure on workers. 

As output rose, federal regulators said in interviews, the company was neglecting critical safeguards meant to protect consumers.