All Stories Tagged With: "meat"
McDonald’s Forced to Stop Using Ammonia-Tainted ‘Pink Slime’ in Meat
McDonald’s has recently caved to consumer demands to cease the utilization of ‘pink slime’ scrap meat covered with ammonium hydroxide in their hamburgers and chicken sandwiches. The announcement highlights the fact that there are many health-crushing additives within the McDonald’s menu, and the reason that their hamburgers absolutely wreak havoc on your body actually has little to do with their high calorie and fat content.
98% of Packed School Lunches May Harbor Food Illness
In a test of over 700 preschoolers’ packed lunches, less than 2% meats, vegetables and dairy products were cool enough to be safe against the development of food-borne illness. Currently 1 in 6 U.S. citizens get food poisoning each year.
Medical Group: Hot Dogs as Dangerous as Cigarettes
Are you a smoker? How about a hot dog eater? According to a national medical group, hot dogs are just as detrimental as cigarettes to your health. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a Washington, D.C., alternative health group.
Clear Labeling of Meat Additives Proposed
As is standard in the food industry, you are consuming a number of ingredients that food manufacturers do not have to explicitly detail. Currently, meat products that are plumped up through solutions such as chicken broth or salt may only state on that label that it is “enhanced” and is often not very visible. The Agriculture Department estimates that 40 percent of all raw meat and poultry products contain added ingredients that may not be properly labeled.
Eating Meat Linked to Disease, Report Says
A new report released Monday claims the science is clear: Eating too much meat is bad for your health. The so-called Meat Eater’s Guide, compiled by the Environmental Working Group, is generating buzz for its “cradle-to-grave” look at the environmental impact of 20 popular types of meat, dairy and vegetable proteins. But it also emphasizes the potential health impact of eating too much meat, recommending that people cut back to decrease their risk of heart disease and certain cancers.
Japanese Scientist Creates Meat Using Human Feces
Japanese scientists have found a way to create artificial meat using sewage containing human feces. The scientists claim that they have even created edible steaks from the biological concoction. Mitsuyuki Ikeda, a researcher from the Okayama Laboratory, lead the discovery after Tokyo Sewage approached him regarding an overabundance of sewage mud. Asked to explore the possible uses for the waste, Ikeda found that the mud contained a great deal of protein due to the high bacteria content.
MRSA ‘Superbug’ Bacteria Found in Detroit Meat
First they were riding on bedbugs. Now, drug-resistant superbugs are showing up in supermarket meat. Raw beef, chicken and turkey from Detroit grocery stores contained methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a sinister strain of bacteria that doesn’t respond to typical antibiotics, researchers reported Wednesday. It may sound scary, but it’s no reason to go vegetarian, experts say.
Factory Farms the Only Way to ‘Feed the World’? Not so, Argues Science Paper
To “feed the world” by 2050, we’ll need a massive, global ramp-up of industrial-scale, corporate-led agriculture. At least that’s the conventional wisdom. Even progressive journalists trumpet the idea (see here, here, and here, plus my riposteshere and here). The public-radio show Marketplace reported it as fact last week, earning a knuckle rap from Tom Laskway. At least one major strain of President Obama’s (rather inconsistent) agricultural policy is predicated on it.
Girls’ Early Puberty: What Causes It, And How to Avoid It
Today in the U.S., about 16 percent of girls enter puberty by the age of 7, and about 30 percent by the age of 8. A recent study determined that the number of girls entering puberty (defined by breast development) at these early ages has increased markedly between 1997 and 2010.
The Meat You Should Never, Ever Eat…
Is your meat made of scraps stuck together with “meat glue”? This exposé reveals how you may be being deceived about the meat you buy — and why the dangerous practice makes food poisoning hundreds of times more likely. If you are still on the fence, wondering if you should make the switch to organic, grass-fed beef from a local farm instead of the mass-produced variety from your local supermarket, perhaps this news brief from the Australian Today Tonight show will help change your mind.
Researchers Propose Replacing Animal Meats with Bugs as Dietary Staple
Researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands have proposed that the world begin eating bugs, as opposed to traditional animal meats. The reason? The researchers claim that bugs produce less greenhouse gases than animals such as pigs
Would You Eat Cloned Meat? Scientists Claim Cloned Cattle is Safe to Eat
Would you eat cloned meat? I certainly wouldn’t, but according to the The Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, it is “unlikely to present any risk.” The worst part is that whether you’d eat it or not
