The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue new rules concerning which chicken can display the word “Natural” on the label. Previously the word “natural” could be displayed on any chicken that didn’t contain artificial flavorings or chemical preservatives. However politicians, health advocates and some chicken producers have argued that one third of chicken sold in [...]
Miniature cattle could be the future of environmentally-friendly beef. In the US, where around 30kg of beef is eaten per person each year, farms are ditching Holsteins and Aberdeen Angus for their smaller counterparts, and there are now well over 20,000 mini cows in the US. Professor Richard Gradwohl is responsible for 18 new breeds of [...]
No one is inspecting food preparations at Florida’s hospitals and nursing homes nearly one month after the inspections were stopped in a budget-cutting move, officials said Friday. The Department of Health said it’s working with other agencies to figure out who will handle inspections at the state’s 286 hospitals and 671 nursing homes. Meanwhile, the [...]
