Safeway labels ground beef by fat content not cut
Safeway announced a new labeling system for ground beef based on fat percentage instead of cut. Regular beef will be 25 to 24 percent fat, lean 22 to 25 percent, extra lean 18 to 22 percent, and super lean 15 to 18 percent, with price ranges varying by city. Giant also adopted a similar system.
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Forty meat inspectors indicted in bribery and conspiracy case
A federal grand jury in Boston indicted 40 U S meat inspectors, three meat processing companies and six others on bribery perjury and conspiracy charges. The probe spans back to 1962 and involved about 3,100 counts. One inspector allegedly took 64 500 to 70 000 in bribes across various forms.
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State's nine low-smog cars idle in L A garage
Sacramento says the Department of General Services will pressure use of nine natural gas powered cars stored idle in a Los Angeles garage. Transportation chief Dan Green said the cars have gathered dust and a dispatch policy will require their use. Maintenance records show at least one car unused in August and another driven only three miles.
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