BBB: Door-to-Door Meat Sales Targeting N.C. Residents

June 24, 2010 Better Business Bureau

While many door-to-door salesmen are honest, every summer, Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina receives troubling complaints from consumers who purchased meat from door-to-door salespeople. BBB warns local consumers about companies going door-to-door locally, selling meat from coolers in trucks.

South Gate Meat Co. Recalls Ground Beef, Possible E. Coli O157:H7

June 24, 2010 USDA FSIS

South Gate Meat Co., a South Gate, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 35,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

Ecke Ranch Takes Its Spring Trials Show On The Road

June 24, 2010 Ecke Ranch

If you werent able to attend Spring Trials this year, Ecke Ranch is bringing their show to a destination near you on their Road to Success summer tour.

Colombia’s Uribe Says Canada Trade May Jumpstart Other Accords

June 24, 2010 Helen Murphy, Bloomberg

Colombias President Alvaro Uribe said today that Canadas approval of a free trade accord with the South American country may convince other nations to move forward with similar agreements.

Federal Update: US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

The US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement will not be brought up for a vote in the Congress before the 2010 elections. The Obama Administration has decided that it needs some additional time to work to address labor rights issues and violence toward labor organizers in Colombia. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin (D-MI) has made it clear that he wants improvements in these areas prior to any House vote.