Plot thickens in peanut butter salmonella outbreak The owners knew their product had tested positive for salmonella but sold it anyway, there was “goo” dripping from the ceiling, industry doesn’t want to pay for safety inspections. Obama Foodorama has all the details.
Obamas hire hometown chef Sam Kass He’s a fan of locally grown food, maybe he’ll want that garden everyone is talking about.
Still no love for Vilsack It seems like Tom Philpott wants to believe, but his breakdown of new Sec. of Ag. Tom Vilsack’s many gigs would leave the most optimistic among us a little skeptical.
Know your agency officials Play along at home! Jill Richardson lists all 48 new Obama USDA appointees, acting and otherwise. While you’re there, check out the new Senate Ag Committee.
The dairy farmers vs. the cattlemen The former propose to thin herds by some 400,000 head this year, the latter say beef prices are low enough without flooding the market with dairy cows. Meanwhile, the National Family Farm Coalition urges the Senate to include the dairy industry in the stimulus plan.
Yikes! MRSA in swine and workers Naomi Starkman reports on the recent University of Iowa study that found the drug-resistant strain of staph in pigs and workers in Iowa pork facilities.
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