<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Modern Meat</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/specials/food?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><description>Modern Meat</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[McDonald's Will Tell Meat Suppliers to Cut Antibiotics Use]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11152-2003Jun18.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11152-2003Jun18.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In response to increasingly dire warnings that widespread use of antibiotics on U.S. farms is making the drugs less effective for treating people, the fast-food chain McDonald's is directing some meat suppliers to stop using antibiotic growth promoters altogether and encouraging others to cut back.]]></description><author> Marc Kaufman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food Safety Report Ignites Angry Debate]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12164-2002Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12164-2002Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A report showing declines in food poisoning set off a debate Thursday over whether the Bush administration's approach to food safety is jeopardizing future gains.]]></description><author> Marc Kaufman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dying 'Piece by Piece']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60798-2001Apr9.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60798-2001Apr9.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cattle and hogs must be made insensible to pain before slaughter. But some plants don't always stun properly, with cruel consequences.]]></description><author> Jo Warrick</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Mac's Big Voice]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61311-2001Apr9.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61311-2001Apr9.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For the world's No. 1 hamburger vendor, Happy Meals now must start with happy cows.]]></description><author> Jo Warrick</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outbreak in Waiting]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56616-2001Apr8.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56616-2001Apr8.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An outbreak that killed one and sickened others in July was not only likely, it was foreseeable. A series of failures all but guaranteed the disaster.]]></description><author> Jo Warrick</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[USDA Shifts Stance on Testing of School Beef]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46058-2001Apr5.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46058-2001Apr5.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Bush administration on Thursday dropped plans to eliminate salmonella testing of ground beef served to children in federal school lunch programs, reversing a controversial proposal announced less than 24 hours earlier.]]></description><author> Marc Kaufman and Amy Goldstein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[USDA Proposes to Reverse School Beef Rules]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40914-2001Apr4.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40914-2001Apr4.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Bush administration has proposed reversing a federal policy that required all ground beef used in government school lunch programs to be tested to ensure that it is free of salmonella, officials said Wednesday.]]></description><author> Marc Kaufman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Bans EU Meats]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64537-2001Mar13.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64537-2001Mar13.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Agriculture Department banned importation of most European pork and goat products to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.]]></description><author> David Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Effect of U.S. Ban on European Meat Is Limited]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6825-2001Mar14.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6825-2001Mar14.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lunchtime gourmands won't have to go without the delights of melon wrapped in prosciutto. The tapas bars can keep serving jamon serrano with glasses of sherry. And connoisseurs who relish pungent Roquefort cheese or creamy brie slathered on French bread have been spared, too.]]></description><author> Manuel Roig-Franzia</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. To Allow Irradiation Of Meat, With Labeling]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59328-1999Dec15.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59328-1999Dec15.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Processors will be allowed to irradiate raw beef, pork and lamb to eliminate deadly bacteria and other organisms, but products will have to carry labels informing shoppers of the treatment, the government said yesterday.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Radiation, FDA Beefs Up Arsenal Against Food Poisoning]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99057-1997Dec8.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99057-1997Dec8.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the war on food poisoning, the federal government has gone nuclear.]]></description><author> John Schwartz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Irradiation Of Meat for Killing Germs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99082-1997Dec3.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99082-1997Dec3.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the irradiation of meat to kill disease-causing microorganisms, a move designed to improve the safety of the nation's food supply.]]></description><author> John Schwartz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House to Propose Broader Food Safety Powers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99078-1997Sep26.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99078-1997Sep26.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Clinton administration will seek new powers that would allow federal inspectors to block imports of fresh fruits and vegetables that don't meet U.S. food safety standards, officials said yesterday.]]></description><author> John Schwartz and John F. Harris</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Food Industry, Irradiation Displays Feed Only Fears]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99067-1997Sep26.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99067-1997Sep26.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author> Cindy Skrzycki</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meat Industry, Federal Officials Say Crackdown Shows System Worked]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99106-1997Aug23.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99106-1997Aug23.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It sounds like a textbook case for tougher food safety rules: an unprecedented 25 million pounds of meat recalled in order to stop an outbreak of a potentially deadly bacterium, E. coli O157:H7.]]></description><author> John Schwartz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cattle Slaughter Method Poses `Mad Cow' Risks, Group Says]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99116-1997Jul25.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99116-1997Jul25.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A method used commonly to prepare cattle for slaughter, called "stunning," could let "mad cow disease" eventually enter the U.S. food supply, a consumer health group warned yesterday.]]></description><author> John Schwartz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[`All-Out Assault' Planned To Improve Food Safety]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99052-1997May13.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99052-1997May13.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Clinton administration yesterday proposed a $43 million plan to improve the safety of the American food supply.]]></description><author> John Schwartz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New E. Coli Reports Revive Concern Over Meat Safety]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99032-1994Dec10.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99032-1994Dec10.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/food</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dangerous E. coli bacteria linked to ready-to-eat salami havesickened at least 15 people in California and Washington state,prompting 250 makers of similar sausages to study whether the meats aresafe.]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>