Tag: poultry

2 Million Pounds Chicken Recalled Due to Metal Contamination Risk

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Here we go again, another poultry recall. This time it has hit Simmons Prepared Foods, who has recalled more than 2 million pounds of...

How Dangerous Is Mechanically Separated Poultry?

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If you look at the ingredients list of many processed meat products, including hot dogs, bologna, chicken nuggets, chicken patties and certain types of...

Low-Wage Poultry Workers Cutting Your Meat In Diapers

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We often hear about the atrocities committed to birds in poultry plants, now we learn it’s not just the chickens that are being mistreated...

Why Raise Heritage And Rare Breed Chickens?

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Many small and organic farmers buck the monoculture trend by planting heritage (also known as heirloom) seeds, thereby cultivating vegetables, fruits and herbs that...

The Chicks Are In The Mail — Ordering And Caring For...

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For poultry enthusiasts, the first signs of spring appear around February, when hatchery catalogs appear in their mailboxes or inboxes. Place an order, and...

Could Chicken Meat Paralyze You?

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In recent years, the poultry industry has come under increasing scrutiny from the health community as a result of its poor track record for...

Study: Germs Spread Quickly at the Supermarket

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When doing your routine grocery shopping, how often do you handle raw poultry packages without using an extra plastic bag? According to a new...

3 Reasons Why CAFO’s Should Stop

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Do you know where your meat comes from? No, not which supermarket, but where it actually comes from? For most, the answer is probably...

Is Washing Your Chicken Really Necessary?

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Growing up, many of us have been taught to wash raw meat, including chicken, before cooking it, just to make sure it's 'cleaner' before...

Toxic Chicken: USDA Allowing 2 More Dangerous Chemicals to Poultry Processing

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The USDA has proposed new regulations to streamline the current poultry inspection process. Since 1998, they have been running a trial program which would...