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Go visit them on the ranch!



For the very first time, Rancho San Julian Beef will be hosting a tour and luncheon for customers who want to explore our historic family-run ranch, see the cows first-hand, and learn about sustainable ranching. 

• Tour the ranch's old family home and learn about the ranch's history 
• Walk in the fields and see where our animals live and  grow 
• Feast under the grape arbor on a gourmet lunch featuring RSJ Beef burgers and home-grown vegetables 
• Enjoy locally produced wines from Alma Rosa Winery and beer from Figueroa Brewery

Go visit San Julian' website for more information.

Labels: Beef, fundraising, meat, Ranch, San Julian Beef, Santa Barbara

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Montclair Meat Co., Inc., a Montclair, Calif., establishment is recalling approximately 53,000 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 today.

The products subject to recall include:

• Various pound packages of "MONTCLAIR MEAT CO. GROUND BEEF"
• Various pound packages of "MONTCLAIR MEAT CO. ALL BEEF PATTIES"

Labels: Beef, California, e. coli, food safety, Ground Beef, meat, Recalls, Senate, USDA

A Californian meat producer announced the recall today of nearly 900,000 pounds of beef products that could be contaminated with a potentially fatal strain of E. coli.

Huntington Meat Packing Inc., in Montebello, Calif., said the meat, including ground beef, patties and burrito filling mix, were sold to distribution centers, stores and restaurants in California.

The recall was prompted by tests conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which turned up positive for E. coli O157:H7.

The bacteria, which lives in the intestines of cattle, for example, produces a Shiga toxin which can cause bloody diarrhea, kidney damage and even death.

The company said the potentially infected products were produced between Jan. 5 and Jan. 15. It said no illnesses had been reported in connection with the recall. - OregonLive.com

In addition to ground beef produced early this month (Jan 2010), the recall includes ground beef products produced as far back as February 19 to May 15, 2008, due to the concern that some of these products may still be frozen in consumers' homes. - Food Poison Journal

Labels: Beef, California, e.coli, meat, Recalls

Test-tube meat is also known as in vitro meat, cultured meat, victimless meat, vat-grown meat, hydroponic meat and, finally, shmeat. (Note to self: Be sure to apply for inevitable X Prize to rename this stuff.) Shmeat is grown from a cell culture (hence the in vitro or cultured prefixes), not from a live animal. These harvested cells are taken from an animal, such as a pig, and placed in a “nutrient-rich medium” that mimics blood. Once the cells multiply they are attached to a spongy scaffold or “sheet” (sheet + meat = shmeat) that has been soaked with nutrients and stretched to increase cell size and protein content.

This shmeat could, in theory, be harvested in vast quantities and used in minced meat products: burgers, nuggety things, or potted meat-food products, etc. While scientists (they call themselves “tissue engineers”) admit that growing a pork chop with a bone without a real pig attached is not likely, they also say that affordable, palatable minced shmeat might be available at a grocery store near you within a decade.

So… is this news great? Or gross? If it’s hard for you to tell, I assure you, you are not alone. - whole life times

Labels: Food, food supply, meat