Allrecipes.com And The Pork Checkoff Serve Up Pork Possibilities

December 18, 2009 The National Pork Board

In an effort to help home cooks with all things pork, a microsite at Allrecipes.com, sponsored this year by the Pork Checkoff, showcases 50 of consumers favorite, and easy, pork recipes that didnt require a large number of ingredients.

Animal Welfare Approved Beef & Pork Available At Whole Foods

December 17, 2009 Animal Welfare Approved

This holiday consumer can also shop at more than 130 Whole Foods Market locations and find Animal Welfare Approved grassfed beef and pastured pork products.

USDA Develops Breakthrough Test For S.E.A. Bacteria

The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced the development of an advanced test to detect a Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A bacteria that is a leading cause of food-poisoning that is cheaper, faster and significantly more sensitive than existing assays.

Meat May Be The Reason Humans Outlive Apes

Biologist Caleb Finch at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has suggested that the reason humans enjoy a longer lifespan may be an evolutionary response to meat-rich diets.

Miller Poultry & Spartan Stores Partner To Donate Chicken To Food Banks

December 15, 2009 Spartan Stores

Spartan Stores and Miller Poultry are partnering again this year to distribute 20,000 pounds of chicken through Spartan Stores’ D&W Fresh Market, VGs, Plumbs, Toms and Olesons locations, destined for Michigan area food banks.