NASFT Announces Silver Finalists For 2010

The NASFT sofi Awards honor the best of the best in specialty foods and beverages.

Thieving Rats Target High-End Cheese

City merchants put expensive dairy products behind glass to combat rising thefts.

Southern Oregon Asks, Where’s The Veal?

Once-chic veal has been reduced to status as special order at many grocery stores, said Sandy Dowling, chef and owner of The Willows Cooking School in Central Point.

Beltex Corp. Recalls Beef Trim Products, Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination

April 22, 2010 USDA FSIS

Beltex Corporation, a Fort Worth, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 135,500 pounds of beef trim products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Bison Becoming The Other Red Meat

Bison ranchers are enjoying a rebound in market prices prompted by growing consumer awareness of the alternative red meat. Still tiny in comparison with the beef industry, bison shows signs of a sustainable-growth curve after surviving a market free fall that left producers near extinction over the past decade.