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Horse meat found in Ikea Swedish meatballs sold in Europe

2013-02-25 08:37:00

This post has been updated. See below for details. Burger King, Nestle, Tesco and now Ikea – the European horse meat scandal that has heightened food supply concerns for the last month has now reached the furniture giant’s famed Swedish...

In meatball derby, it's Ikea by a nose

2013-02-25 12:51:00

Horse meat in Ikea’s meatballs? Sorry, Charlie (wait, that’s tuna), but apparently the Swedish furniture giant is jockeying for position with Burger King, Nestle and Tesco in the tainted-meat derby. My colleague Tiffany Hsu reported Monday...

Where's the beef? Horse meat scam taints European food industries

2013-02-20 02:00:00

Not since an outbreak of mad cow disease a dozen years ago have Europe’s food industries been embroiled in a crisis the likes of this past month’s discovery of horse meat masquerading as beef in prepared-food entrees sold across the continent....

FDA proposes new food safety rules for farmers, producers

2013-01-04 10:41:00

The Food and Drug Administration laid out two proposed rules Friday designed to boost food safety and curb illnesses that kill thousands of Americans a year. The first would require food producers to have formal plans in place to avoid and deal with...

Beef worker sues Diane Sawyer, Jamie Oliver over "pink slime"

2012-12-12 13:58:00

A former employee of Beef Products Inc. is suing ABC News, anchor Diane Sawyer, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and others, saying that their use of the phrase “pink slime” ultimately cost him his job. Bruce Smith was among 750 people laid off...

Animal cruelty: Why McDonald's, In-N-Out, Wall Street now say no

2012-08-23 09:57:00

In-N-Out, McDonald’s Corp., Jack in the Box, Burger King and other chains quickly cut ties with Central Valley Meat Co. this week after undercover footage from an animal welfare group showed cows at the California slaughterhouse seemingly tortured...

Food FYI: Schools across the country decline 'pink slime'

2012-06-07 16:33:54

What pink slime? Meat company Tyson's profit up 4.4%

2012-05-07 08:07:00

What was meat-processing giant Tyson Foods Inc.’s response to the pink slime controversy this spring? A 4.4% boost in its earnings in its second fiscal quarter. The Springdale, Ark. company made a $166 million profit, or 44 cents a share, up from...

State senator calls for investigation into 'meat glue'

2012-05-02 12:32:00

Just when you thought the “pink slime” controversy was in the past and that the discovery of�mad-cow disease had blown over, the forces that be now bring yet another cause for carnivore concern: calls for an investigation into ‘meat...

AFA Foods blames 'pink slime' controversy for bankruptcy filing

2012-04-02 10:42:00

For a controversy cooked up over a product that’s been around for years, the recent outcry over "pink slime" seems to be hitting many businesses where it hurts, most recently causing beef products company AFA Foods Inc. to declare Chapter 11...

'Pink slime's' Beef Products Inc.: Hard knock for a good company?

2012-03-26 12:20:00

Beef Products Inc. told the Associated Press on Monday that it’ll shut down operations at three of the four plants where it makes the meat product that critics have nastily taken to calling “pink slime.” But some food industry experts...

Mad cow reemergence may hamper California's beef, dairy industries

2012-04-24 14:48:00

The reemergence of mad cow disease, discovered in a California dairy cow, could have major implications for the state’s meat industry, even though officials have said that the human food supply is unaffected. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy hasn&...

A hamburger made from ground beef containing what is derisively referred to as "pink slime," or what the meat industry calls "lean, finely textured beef."

2012-12-12 13:04:00

In this March file photo, the beef product known as pink slime or lean finely textured beef is frozen on a large drum as part of its manufacturing process at the Beef Products Inc.'s plant in South Sioux City, Neb. Beef Products Inc.

2012-09-13 07:34:00

Lean finely textured beef, also known as "pink slime," is displayed at Beef Products Inc.'s Nebraska plant. Competitor AFA Foods Inc. blamed controversy about the product for its bankruptcy filing.

2012-04-02 10:09:02