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Jul182020 by adminNo Comments

Amazon soya and beef exports ‘linked to deforestation’

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Up to one-fifth of Brazil's soya exports to the European Union may be "contaminated" by illegal deforestation, a study has found.Researchers used freely available maps and data to identify the specific farms and ranches clearing forests to produce soya and beef destined for Europe. They found 2% of properties were responsible for 62% of illegal deforestation.These "bad apples" have global environmental consequences, they said.Prof Raoni Rajão, of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil, said it was up to the country's political and economic leaders to root out "the bad apples in the soy and beef sectors". "Brazil has the information it needs to take swift and decisive action against these rule-breakers to ensure that ...

May132020 by adminNo Comments

MPs urge UK ban on chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef

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Hormone-fed beef and chlorine-washed chicken should remain banned in England after Brexit, the government has been warned.Ministers say the issue will be dealt with in the upcoming Trade Bill. But opponents of these practices say that could lead to farm standards being bargained away in negotiations.Instead, they want ministers to guarantee food standards in the Agriculture Bill, which returns to the House of Commons on Wednesday.Some Conservative MPs have joined up with the opposition to demand protection for England's farmers from lower standard produce from countries like the US.Farmers there are allowed to feed beef with hormones and wash chickens with chlorine solution in order to maximise productivity. But both of these practices are currently banne...

Aug222019 by adminNo Comments

CDC warns of salmonella from beef, cheese in the U.S., Mexico

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Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A salmonella outbreak that ran from June 2018 to March 2019 was resistant to two drugs commonly used to treat the infection, drawing a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. The CDC said in a new report that Salmonella Newport was not responsive to azithromycin and ciprofloxacin, infecting 255 people -- including 60 hospitalizations and two deaths -- in 32 states. The strain of salmonella could have been started by U.S.-bred beef and Mexico-manufactured soft cheese. This could mean the infection is present in both countries. "The genetic similarity between isolates from beef in Mexico, beef in the United States, and a steer in the United States strongly suggests that the outbreak strain is present in cattle in both countries," CDC said i...

Oct52018 by adminNo Comments

6.5M pounds of ground beef recalled after salmonella outbreak sickens 57 in 16 states

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An Arizona-based company is recalling more than 6.5 million pounds of raw beef that may be contaminated with salmonella -- after 57 people in 16 states have gotten sick, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday. The raw beef items from JBS Tolleson, Inc., including ground beef, were packaged on various dates between July 26 and Sept. 7 of this year, and are marked with the establishment number “EST. 267” inside the Department of Agriculture (USDA) mark of inspection, according to the agency. The affected meat is sold nationally under the labels: Showcase (sold at Walmart), Cedar River Farms Natural Beef, Comnor Perfect Choice, Gourmet Burger, Grass Run Farms Natural Beef, JBS Generic. The entire product list is here....

Sep242018 by adminNo Comments

More Than 130,000 Lbs. of Ground Beef Recalled Due to Deadly E. Coli Contamination

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Those affected reported feeling sick between July 5 and July 25. Colorado-based meat producer Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling over 130,000 lbs. of ground beef products due to a possible E. coli contamination. The United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall on Wednesday following reports of a death and 17 people falling ill with E.Coli. Those affected reported feeling sick between July 5 and July 25 and after an investigation, the government organization confirmed that the “probable source” of the outbreak was Cargill Meat. The contaminated products, which were distributed nationwide, were packaged and produced on June 21, and were...