The UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you end your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: 1. Sick chicks …
Fast food chains are demanding ethical products
Tove Danovich (@TKDanovich) is a free-lance writer. Her work has appeared in publications such as NPR Food, Civil Eats and Eater. Work by Danovich we’ve included in the UC Food …
What Tyson’s big antibiotic announcement might really mean
Last week, Tyson Foods made big news when it announced that it was “striving” to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in the production of its chicken. Tyson is one …
UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: a UC Food Observer …
Avian flu continues to spread; USDA’s Vilsack tackles China poultry ban
A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza continues to spread, with five more Iowa facilities reporting outbreaks on Monday. The number of infected birds has now risen to about 10 …
On the menu: test tube chicken?
Global demand for meat is expected to nearly double by 2050, and some think the only way to meet demand without destroying the environment is via another approach: growing meat. …
Grass-fed beef is only the beginning for a Georgia producer
Kim Severson (@kimseverson) of the New York Times profiles William Harris III of Georgia, a new breed of Southern agriculturalist. His family’s business – White Oak Pastures – was built …
McDonald’s USA: new antibiotics policy, sourcing initiatives
McDonald’s USA has announced several new policies relating to food sourcing. The chain said it will only source chicken raised without antibiotics “that are important to human health.” (Farmers who …
UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: A survey of feedlot …
A bug in the system: a tale of food-borne illness(es) from The New Yorker
Food-borne illness impacts 48 million Americans each year. More than 128,000 are hospitalized, and about 3,000 die. Salmonella kills more Americans than any other food-borne pathogen. Wyl Hylton has penned …