Health Canada Affirms Stance On The Risks Of Drinking Raw Milk

August 26, 2011 Health Canada

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians not to drink raw (unpasteurized) milk because it could contain bacteria that can make you seriously ill. Because of these health concerns, the Food and Drug Regulations require that all milk available for sale in Canada be pasteurized.

Straus Family Creamery Introduces Artisanal Organic Sour Cream

August 26, 2011 Straus Family Creamery

ome cooks will rejoice when they taste Straus Family Creamery’s latest addition to its organic dairy line-up. Finally there’s an artisanal, locally made, organic sour cream available at San Francisco Bay Area grocery stores. Straus Family Creamery Sour Cream comes in two varieties: full fat and light. Both have a naturally thick texture and a pure, rich flavor with the perfect balance of sweet and tangy on the palate.

Your National Beef Checkoff: 25 Years & Counting Part IV

August 26, 2011 The Beef Checkoff Program

Consumers understand so much more today about things like cholesterol, fat, calories and, maybe most important, the positive role that naturally nutrient dense beef plays in a healthy diet. They’re armed with the facts about beef, and they’re taking those facts all the way to the supermarket meat cases and to restaurants across the globe, in the form of beef purchases.

Sanderson Posts Loss On Lower Chicken Prices

August 26, 2011 Phil Wahba, Reuters

The No. 4 U.S. chicken producer said demand at grocery stores for its products held steady during the quarter, but demand in its food service unit, which serves restaurants and other institutions, was "sluggish" and will remain so as long as unemployment remains high.

Perdue Supports Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring Program

August 26, 2011 Perdue

Perdue, through the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, has presented a $10,000 grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County to help fund its mentoring program.