Tag: beef
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Genome-Edited Beef Low Risk, FDA Announces
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it has “made a low-risk determination for the marketing of products, including food, from two genome-edited beef cattle and their offspring.” The agency determined that the product does not raise any safety concerns and that the product developer is not expected to pursue FDA approval before…
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Epicurious To Stop Posting Beef Recipes
Food website Epicurious has announced that it will stop posting new recipes containing beef to avoid “giving airtime to one of the world’s worst climate offenders.” As the Washington Post noted, “Reaction was swift and illustrated the meaning of the metaphor about tossing red meat to a crowd. Some praised the decision, noting that tastes have changed…
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Bipartisan “Real MEAT Act” Would Define “Beef” Federally
Reps. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Anthony Brindisi (D-N.Y.) have introduced the Real Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully (MEAT) Act, which would “codify the definition of beef for labeling purposes, reinforce existing misbranding provisions to eliminate consumer confusion, and enhance enforcement measures available to the [U.S. Department of Agriculture] if the [Food and Drug Administration] fails to…
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Cattlemen’s Challenge to COOL Removal Rule Dismissed
A Washington federal court has granted summary judgment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a lawsuit filed by ranchers and cattle producers challenging the agency’s regulations governing the removal of country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef and pork. Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. USDA, No. 17-0223 (entered June 5, 2018). The complaint alleged that the…
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Advocacy Groups File Letter in Opposition to Meat Labeling Petition
The Good Food Institute (GFI), with a group of plant-based and “clean” meat companies, has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) responding to a petition filed by the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association requesting that the agency restrict the definitions of “beef” and “meat” to products derived from live animals. GFI argues that…
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Beef, Dairy Consumption Linked to High Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Using a “food impacts” database, researchers from Tulane University and the University of Michigan have reportedly found that high levels of beef and dairy consumption account for large portions of diet-related greenhouse gas emissions. Martin C. Heller, et al., “Greenhouse gas emissions and energy use associated with production of individual self-selected US diets,” Environmental Research…
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USA Today Reports on Cattle Ranchers’ Fight to Define “Meat”
With companies creating plant-based foods that look and taste like real meat—and even getting product placement in grocery meat cases—USA Today reports that U.S. cattle ranchers are disputing the categories of the products developed and sold by these companies, including Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat. The United States Cattlemen’s Association has filed a petition with…
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Europol Arrests 66 in Horsemeat Investigation
Europol has announced the arrests of 66 people following a four-year investigation into an organized-crime group accused of selling horsemeat “not suitable for consumption” as beef products. The investigation began in 2013 after Irish authorities found products sold as beef burgers that contained horsemeat and led to a Dutch man in Spain alleged to be…