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Tyson Turns to Robot Butchers, Spurred by Coronavirus Outbreaks
The pandemic is speeding meatpackers’ shift from human meat cutters to automated ones, but machines can’t yet match people’s ability. While meat processing overall has grown safer in recent years, it remains one of the more hazardous jobs in the U.S. economy.
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U.S. “Beef” Industry To Lose Over $13 Billion Dollars
Anew report from the (NCBA) the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association an animal agriculture meat lobby group is projecting an over $13 billion dollar loss due to COVID-19. The report compiled by a team of economists will be used to determine how much government aid relief the industry will receive because of the pandemic.
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Meat shortage sees Impossible, plant-based meat demand skyrocket
Impossible Foods is making its plant-based "beef" grounds available at over 1700 Kroger stores across the US, the company announced on Tuesday.
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Lab-grown meat is starting to feel like the real deal
Scientists mimic not just the taste, but the feel, of beef
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What Is Meat’s Role In Antibiotic Resistance?
Professor Dame Sally Davies, England’s chief medical officer is sounding the alarm on antibiotic resistance, claiming it could kill ten million people per year, effectively wiping out humanity. Plastic pollution and antibiotic use in animal agriculture could be to blame. But what is antibiotic resistance and what role does meat play in it?
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Doctors' group wants processed meats added to California's cancer-warning list
California requires Proposition 65 cancer warnings on hundreds of products, ranging from tobacco and gasoline to beer and french fries. But there are no warnings on processed meats, like hot dogs, corned beef and bacon, despite an international agency’s findings in 2015 that those foods cause cancer in humans.
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Missouri hunters donated nearly 350,000 pounds of deer meat to food banks this season
Missouri deer hunters donated nearly 350,000 pounds of venison to food banks and pantries across the state this season, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) said in a news release. The hunters donated the meat to Missouri's Share the Harvest program, which provides "lean, healthy" venison to help feed hungry Missourians.
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Butcher counters 'vegan meat' by making giant carrots out of pork
The pork kebabs are shaped like carrots, finished with an orange glaze and even have parsley leaves.
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Nearly 16,000 pounds of frozen beef patties recalled because they may contain plastic
About 15,739 pounds of frozen beef patties are being recalled because they "may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically small, green, soft plastic," the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said.
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Federal court rules veggie burgers can still be named burgers, for now
Plant-based meat producers have had a win in the ongoing battle over what can and can’t be labeled a meat product in the United States. A federal court has temporarily blocked a law, passed in Arkansas earlier in 2019, which made it illegal for terms such as "burgers" and "sausages" to be applied to products made from plant-based materials.
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Beyond Beef now available at grocery stores across Canada
As of today, grocery shoppers across the nation have access to another Beyond Meat Inc. product on Canadian shelves. Now, Beyond Beef, a new product from the plant-based leader, is available at stores across the country. The creation is designed to look, cook and taste like actual ground beef.
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US meat industry goes to 'war' against Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat
On a rainy September morning, a pair of cattle ranchers browsed the refrigerated meat cases at a Walmart Inc. store in Mandan, N.D., snapping cellphone
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Soon: A Meatless Burger That Tastes Better Than Meat
This seemingly shocking statement comes from Liz Specht, associate director of science and technology at the nonprofit institute, which supports plant-based and cultivated alternatives to conventional meat products.
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How do you like your beef… old-style cow or 3D-printed?
Manufacturers claim their products taste like the real thing, have huge ecological benefits and could soon be in our homes. After the success of the Greggs vegan sausage roll and the juicy-yet-meatless Impossible Burger, the next new food sensation is coming to a plate near you: 3D-printed steaks and chicken thighs.
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Lab cultured 'steaks' grown on an artificial gelatin scaffold
Most of the alt-meat we eat nowadays, including products like the Impossible Burger, are actually plant based. A number of startups are still working on ethical meat that's grown from animal cells, giving you a real burger without the cruelty and climate change issues. Those can be mushy because they lack the collagen present in real muscle tissue, so there's no way to create steaks. Now, Harvard University researchers have found a way to simulate real meat by growing cow and rabbit muscle cells on a scaffold made out of gelatin.
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Meat the Family: new reality TV show challenges carnivores to eat their 'pets'
It is one of the most shocking ultimatums delivered on television. Go vegetarian or we kill your pet. But a new British reality TV show called Meat the Family goes even further. Not only will a family of unrepentant carnivores have to let an animal they have adopted and grown to love go for slaughter if they refuse to stop eating meat – they will be asked to cook and eat it.
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Here's The Real Truth About That Confusing Red Meat Study
On the other hand, headlines have hit out saying that this new research is nonsense, and that it could be deadly if people start eating more meat. This seems like a contradiction - either red meat is or isn't good for us, surely?
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Scientists discover bacon, sausage and steak is safe to eat...but only every other day
A major scientific breakthrough...
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Even meat lovers go veggie when plant-heavy meals abound
Dining establishments can nudge consumers to eat less meat by offering more vegetarian choices, according to a study of university-cafeteria sales.
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Should meat be banned to save the planet?
A barrister has called for new laws against practices that harm the environment – including eating meat. But some experts say criminalising carnivores could do more harm than good
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