'The Hamlet Fire' Explores The Ultimate Price Of Cheap Food
In 1991, disaster struck the small town of Hamlet, North Carolina.
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Too Fast For Safety? Poultry Industry Wants To Speed Up The Slaughter Line
The National Chicken Council says the move is needed to keep pace with international competitors. But worker and food-safety advocates say this could cause more stress and injuries.
Farmers Take Out Millions In Loans To Raise Chickens For Big-Box Retailers
To slaughter 2 million birds per week, Costco is contracting poultry farmers. But this requires a major financial investment from small producers, and the payoff may not be guaranteed.
Chinese Chicken Is Headed To America, But It's Really All About The Beef
The U.S. has given the green light for China to start sending cooked poultry to America. It's part of a long-simmering trade deal that will open China's huge market up to U.S. beef producers.
NC Lawmakers OK Limiting Nuisance Lawsuits Against Hog Farms
North Carolina lawmakers decided Thursday that hog and poultry operations should get added protection from lawsuits by neighbors complaining that swarms of flies and the intense stink of animal was
Tyson Foods Promises Better Conditions And Safety For Meat Workers
Meat-processing employs more than a half-million people. An investigation found they've got some of the most dangerous factory jobs in America and suffer from injury, low pay and lack of work breaks.
DNA Tests Find Subway Chicken Only 50 Percent Meat, Canadian News Program Reports
The CBC's investigative consumer show Marketplace ordered the DNA analysis. The sandwich chain unilaterally denies the accusation, with a spokesman calling the claims "absolutely false."
Organic Chickens Get More Room To Roam
New rules for organic farming will require farmers to give chickens more pasture. Some of the biggest organic egg producers will have to change their practices, or stop calling their eggs organic.
Technology May Rescue Male Baby Chicks From The Grinder
The egg industry may soon eliminate a wasteful — and to some, horrifying — practice: slaughtering male chicks. New technology can identify male embryos in eggs before they enter incubation chambers.
McDonald's Now Serving Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics — Mostly
The fast-food chain's suppliers are still allowed to use certain types of antibiotics that aren't used to treat people.