Tag: meat
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National Pork Board Takes Umbrage at “The New White Meat”
A website that specializes in geek gear has reportedly drawn the ire of the National Pork Board (NPB), which apparently sent the company a cease-and-desist letter for marketing unicorn pâté as “the other white meat.” ThinkGeek.com offered the fake product as an April Fool’s prank, but later received a 12-page legal missive claiming that advertisements…
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Kosher Meatpacking Plant Manager Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison
The former manager of an Iowa-based kosher meatpacking plant that was raided by immigration authorities in 2008 has reportedly been sentenced to 27 years for financial fraud and ordered to pay $27 million in restitution. While the initial case against Sholom Rubashkin involved the hiring of hundreds of illegal immigrant workers, prosecutors apparently changed their…
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Master Recommends Denying Class Certification Motion in Ground Beef E. Coli Case
A federal magistrate in New York has recommended that the district court deny the class certification motion filed by plaintiffs who allege either personal or economic injury from the purchase of frozen ground beef products purportedly tainted with E. coli. Patton v. Topps Meat Co., No. 07-654 (W.D.N.Y., recommendation entered May 27, 2010). The defendants include…
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Harvard Researchers Suggest Preservatives in Processed Meats Increase Risk of Adverse Health Effects
A study recently published in the American Heart Association’s Circulation journal purportedly shows that consumption of processed meats “is associated with higher incidence of [coronary heart disease] and diabetes mellitus.” Renata Micha, et al., “Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes Mellitus. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” Circulation, May…
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Ninth Circuit Denies Request for En Banc Review of Ruling Upholding California Downer Livestock Law
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has apparently denied the National Meat Association’s request that the entire court review a recent panel decision which lifted a preliminary injunction that prevented California from enforcing a law prohibiting slaughterhouses from taking, processing or selling nonambulatory animals. Additional details about National Meat Association v. Brown, No. 09-15483 (9th…
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E. Coli Plaintiff Settles with Cargill
A woman featured in a 2009 New York Times article that was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning series on food safety has reportedly settled her claims against Cargill, Inc., which allegedly produced the E. coli-contaminated hamburger that left her paralyzed with neurological problems and kidney damage. Represented by plaintiffs’ attorney William Marler, Stephanie Smith is…
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Court Dismisses Litigation Seeking Cancer Warning Label on Hot Dogs
According to news sources, a federal court in New Jersey has dismissed putative class claims filed by a vegan advocacy organization on behalf of state residents alleging consumer fraud against companies that sell hot dogs and processed meats. The Cancer Project, identified as an affiliate of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), had asked…
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FSIS Updates List of Suitable Ingredients for Meat, Poultry and Egg Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a directive that revises its list of suitable ingredients that can used in the production of meat, poultry and egg products. FSIS will update the directive quarterly by issuing revisions as opposed to amendments. FSIS has added hypobromous acid and oat…