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Antibiotic-Resistant 'Superbugs' Creep Into Nation's Food Supply

Mark Koba | CNBC | April 18, 2013

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria—often called "superbugs"—are entering the nation's food system and endangering consumers at an alarming rate, according to researchers who analyzed data from the federal government. Read More »

China Arrests 900 In Fake Meat Scandal

Jonathan Kaiman | The Guardian | May 3, 2013

Chinese authorities seize 20,000 tonnes of illegal meat products and detains gang passing off fox, mink and rat as mutton Read More »

How's The Sausage Made? These Folks Really Want To Share The Knowledge

Deena Prichep | NPR | October 3, 2013

With the current bloom of artisanal small-batch producers across the country, you'd think that all you need to start up a new food business is a good idea and a lot of gumption. And for the most part, that's true. But when it comes to artisanal producers working with meat, you also need something else: a Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points plan. Or, if you will, a HACCP. Read More »

Livestock Present Africa With Huge – ‘Right Now!’ – Opportunities For Food, Prosperity, Environment

Susan MacMillan | International Livestock Research Institute | June 27, 2013

Yesterday, Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), briefed Felix Kosgey, Kenya’s new cabinet secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, who was guest of honour at the opening of the African Livestock Conference and Exhibition (ALiCE), on key messages delivered during the opening session of the conference. Read More »

Record-High Antibiotic Sales For Meat And Poultry Production

Staff Writer | Pew | February 6, 2013

The same antibiotics used to treat sick people are also given to healthy animals — in much greater numbers — to make them grow faster and to compensate for overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. [...] Read More »

Why This Year's Gulf Dead Zone Is Twice As Big As Last Year's

Tom Philpott | Mother Jones | August 14, 2013

[...] This year's "biological desert" (NOAA's phrase) is much bigger than last year's, below, which was relatively tiny because Midwestern droughts limited the amount of runoff that made it into the Gulf. At about 2,900 square miles, the 2012 edition measured up to be about a third as large as Delaware. Read More »