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What's the beef? Pink slime manufacturers say 'meat' is safe for school lunches
(Health/Healthquest)
... day.” Whistleblower and former
USDA
scientist, Gerald Zirnstein said that 70 percent of the ground beef sold at supermarkets contains the “pink slime.” “I have a 2-year-old son,” Zirnstein said, ...
2.
Pink slime: The beef about fake meat with Jell-O texture
(Health/Healthquest)
... The
USDA
ruled that the former lean beef trimmings were edible. “Undersecretary JoAnn Smith pushed it through, and that was that,” Custer said, according to The Daily. “My main objection was that ...
3.
USDA Summer Food Service Program seeking N.J. organizations to help low-income children
(U.S./Nation)
89 groups participated last year The state Department of Agriculture is seeking organizations to help provide meals to children in low-income areas during the summer months through the agency’s Summer ...
4.
Medicare-funded penis pumps add up to big spending
(Opinion/Commentary)
... Medicare was created so that seniors would not have to choose between food and medicine. I agree with that. And yet a few weeks ago Congress rejected reforms suggested by the
USDA
to make school lunches ...
5.
Congress declares pizza a vegetable for school lunches
(Health/Healthquest)
... added sugars, so I’m assuming that those are sugars naturally found in tomatoes. Tomatoes are a fruit, so truthfully, there are no vegetables in tomato paste. The
USDA
is attempting to change the ...
6.
Paul 'Duce' Tallamy of Wantage named N.J.'s 2012 Outstanding Young Farmer
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)
... At their farm in Wantage, they offer pick-your-own strawberries, cut flower and pumpkins and
USDA
-certified all natural beef. Joy Tallamy runs class trips and farm education tours and they host yearly ...
7.
Farmers in 20 N.J. counties may apply for federal natural disaster aid and loans
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)
... to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria.” Farmers should contact their local FSA office for details. To find a local office, visit http://offices.sc.egov.
usda
.gov/locator/app?state=nj&agency=fsa. ...
8.
Scarduzio’s at Showboat continues the surge of new Atlantic City restaurants this summer
(Entertainment/Movies)
... Chef Scarduzio serves Tajima Wagyū/Kobe and
USDA
prime dry-aged beef. The seafood is so fresh one can smell the scents of the sea while savoring its succulent flavors. Most of his fresh produce comes directly ...
9.
Much is being done to battle ‘food deserts’ in New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)
... but will develop better eating habits, which will help them make better food choices as adults. The
USDA
’s Fresh Fruit & Vegetable program will also serve to augment steps I have recently taken to ...
10.
Ground turkey scare: List of recalled Cargill products
(Health/Healthquest)
... signs of an outbreak came in May. Dr. Christopher Braden, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and David Goldman of the
USDA
's Food Safety and Inspection Service said that authorities weren't ...
11.
Does N.J. stand to benefit from free trade deals with South Korea and Latin America?
(N.J./State)
... the Peru deal. Peru had limited imports because of concerns about poor sanitary conditions in the U.S. poultry industry. Under the trade deal, Peru agreed to accept the lower
USDA
sanitary standards ...
12.
Animal Research
(Comments/Unsorted comments)
... Vioxx is just one example of many. In fact, in a
USDA
press release January 12, 2006, Health & Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said: "Currently, nine out of ten experimental drugs fail in ...
13.
2 sides of vivisection issue: Princeton University and animal research watchdog group
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)
... at all sites where animal research involving species regulated by the
USDA
or receiving funds from the Public Health Service (PHS) occurs. On the other side, Michael Budkie, executive director of Stop ...
14.
Princeton University again cited for violations in lab animal care
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)
... violation record, Michael A. Budkie, executive director of the “animal research watchdog” organization Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN), has filed an official complaint with the
USDA
against Princeton ...
15.
Food pyramid replaced
(Health/Healthquest)
... like carrots and tomatoes, the vegetable list also contains mustard greens, acorn squash, or bok choy. MyPlate was designed around new
USDA
dietary guidelines released in January, which tell people to ...
16.
Exelus Inc. of Livingston receives $5.1 million federal grant for biomass research
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)
... Funding is provided through
USDA
’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and DOE’s Biomass Program. Each award was made through a competitive selection process. Grant recipients are required to ...
17.
White House informs local officials of effect of federal government shutdown
(N.J./State)
... development would cease, as would most payments by HUD’s Community Development Block Grant program to State and local governments.
USDA
would not be able to approve any grants, loans or loan guarantees ...
18.
Farm Bill debate must focus on agricultural education of young farmers
(Opinion/Commentary)
... issue that must not be lost in the deliberation is the way our country supports new farmers. The last Census of Agriculture by
USDA
’s National Agricultural Statistics Service highlighted the increase ...
19.
Smartphone apps for the foodie
(Life/Style)
... great resource for stretching your food dollars is
USDA
Recipefinder, in both English and Spanish. Faced with a post holiday refrigerator chock-full of leftovers and a mishmash of food items, like ...
20.
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream to remove ‘all natural’ from labels
(Health/Healthquest)
... for you. Perhaps this is why the FDA has no official definition for natural when it comes to labeling foods. The
USDA
, which regulates meat and poultry, allows the natural label as long as there ...
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