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Lean Finely Textured Beef ("pink slime')
Click on links below to get true and accurate information about finely textured beef.http://www.cargill.com/news/cargill-finely-textured-beef/index.jsp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDiPjmsKeh8 http://beefisbeef.com/
Egg Rule Inspection Begins
- On September 28, 2010 food safety inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began inspecting more than 600 egg-producign farms under the new "egg rule," which requires producers with 50,000 or more laying hens to implement Salmonella-prevention measures and maintain records. This will impact aobut 600 laying operations. More...
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service
Country of Origin Labeling
E. coli O157:H7
FDA, U.S. Food and Drup Administration
Intensive Swine Production and Pork Safety
"This review of the major parasitic and bacterial foodborne pathogens associated with pork production indicates that pork safety in the United States has improved demonstrably over recent decades"
Contacts;

Dr. Chad Carr
Meat Science Extension
PO Box 110910
1812 Shealy Drive
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-392-2454

Larry Eubanks
Meat Science Extension
PO Box 110910
1812 "shealy Drive
Gainesville, FL 32611
352-392-7528
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