Well, what a surprise- NOT!
I’ve been writing about conditions in meat/chicken processing facilities for a while. Both beef and poultry processors have been finagling less oversight from the Department of Agriculture for a while. (Here’s a 2013 post about how conditions have been “improved”. That’s for the plant owners, not the workers or the product purchasers.)
Yes, I write about farming. Not often. But, when I have something to offer, I share it. (To be honest, the bulk of this post has been in my queue for a while- I was looking for some timely information to allow it the light of day. Read on!)
Continue reading Old McDonald Had a Farm…
I’ve written how Impossible Foods has perfected a synthetic “blood”, a heme protein, so that their veggie hamburger will please the palate of almost any meat lover. (Come on, you know those vegetarian hamburgers can’t match the taste of “the real thing”.)
Continue reading Animal or Vegetable?
Look, I enjoy great food as much as the next guy (or gal). No, wait. I am pretty sure I enjoy great food more than most. Which is why I really don’t like going to restaurants- because the food is generally mediocre, mislabeled, and overpriced.
Continue reading Milking You For All You Are Worth?
About a month ago, I wrote about this new policy that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) was employing in poultry processing plants. I expressed grave concerns about this practice- and now we know even more. And, the situation is worse than I described!
We’ve heard about this before- for years. Folks working in animal processing facilities are more prone to injury and poor working conditions than in other industries.
Continue reading Speed- at all costs
