Topic: meat industry

Horse Meat–And Horse Drugs–Are Contaminating Food All Over Europe: This Is Why The Meat Industry Should Scare You

Horse Meat–And Horse Drugs–Are Contaminating Food All Over Europe: This Is Why The Meat Industry Should Scare You

What started as yet another fast food horror story last week, When Burger King admitted that their UK restaurants might have been serving horse meat last week, it looked like just another fast food horror story. But it’s turning out to be a much bigger, scarier problem, especially if you live in Europe: The unwanted flesh has been found in ground meat supplied to supermarkets, and now, German retailers are pulling frozen lasagne for containing the same stuff. But the scariest part is that, along with the unwanted meat, a common horse drug known as “bute” seems to making its way into the food chain. More »

Iowa Rep Brags (And Lies) About “Outing” Vegetarians Who Tried To ‘Take His Meat’

Iowa Rep Brags (And Lies) About "Outing" Vegetarians Who Tried To 'Take His Meat'

First, let me out myself: I am a confirmed vegetarian. I don’t wear a green “V” sewn on my sleeve, but if it were up to Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), I probably would, because at least that way, he’d be able to see me coming and know, immediately, that I was trying to steal his meat. Which, in a recent town hall that ThinkProgress caught on video (watch it below), he seemed very concerned about as he proudly admitted (and lied about) “outing” vegetarians in during an animal welfare hearing before the congressional subcommittee of livestock, poultry, and dairy. More »