Beech-Nut Recalls Baby Food Due to a Glass ShardKelly Faircloth4/15/15 6:30pm794EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkA manufacturer is recalling a bunch of 1,920 pounds of baby food, after somebody found a small piece of glass in one of its products.
Map of Literally Every Goat in America Is Most Important Map EverRebecca "Burt" Rose2/01/15 11:30pm12343EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkHere is a map that is the only map you will ever need ever again in your entire map. Delete all your Google Map links, burn all your Rand McNally maps and take that stupid globe and chuck it in the dumpsters. Because none of those maps include goats and are therefor entirely irrelevant.
Theory: Obesity Is Due to Factors Beyond Our ControlPhoenix Tso3/14/14 5:45pm19311EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkWe're living in the age of the obesity epidemic — not mainly because we're gluttons who don't exercise and subsist on McDonald's — but because of factors out of our control. These factors have mostly to do with what goes into our food and how it's marketed to us.
The Government Shutdown Is Crapping All Over Adorable Animals, TooDoug Barry10/05/13 1:30pm633EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkWhen measuring the true dimensions of the current GOP’s monstrousness, we can’t just consider how House Republicans’ tantrum-throwing government shutdown affects the human Americans standing in line at the passport agency, staring hopelessly into a faded travel poster for Jamaica. Who cares about people, really? …
Crap, They Found Another Case of Mad Cow Disease (But Don't Spit Out Your Burger Just Yet)Cassie Murdoch4/24/12 10:00pm106EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThe USDA announced today that it found a case of mad cow disease in a poor cow in California. Yikes. It is the first case of the dreaded disease to be seen here in six years, and while it sounds scary as shit, authorities say there's no reason to be alarmed because the U.S. food supply is not in danger. So keep…
Pink Slime Manufacturer Goes Slithering Down the TubesCassie Murdoch3/26/12 9:45pm87EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkRemember pink slime? That disgusting neon tube of "beef" that it turns out was in all of our Big Macs and cafeteria burgers and other ground beef? Well, thank goodness, it's fast becoming a thing of the past. After McDonald's and other fast food places banned it from their burgers and then the USDA decided schools…
Government's Groundbreaking Dietary Recommendation: "Eat Less"Margaret Hartmann1/31/11 6:30pm292EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThe USDA released new dietary guidelines today, and for the first time it suggests Americans should eat less. Yes, the government is finally standing up to the food lobby and declaring we should consume less of its delicious, fatty wares!
Shirley Sherrod Will Pass On That Job Offer, ThanksAnna North8/24/10 4:38pm16EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkFired USDA official Shirley Sherrod has turned down Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's offer of another job. However, she doesn't rule out helping the department in the future.
Sherrod To Sue Fearmongering Blogger Who Got Her FiredAnna North7/30/10 9:30am204EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkEx-USDA official Shirley Sherrod has said she will sue Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger whose creative cutting of one of her speeches caused her to lose her job. But can she win?
Shirley Sherrod Would Like To Have A Word With ObamaAnna North7/22/10 9:30am145EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkShirley Sherrod, the USDA employee fired over false racism allegations, has been offered a new government job. But she says she might turn it down, and she wants to talk to Obama directly. Will he make the call?