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US business bemoans India trade 'protectionism'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 13th

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - American businesses complained to lawmakers Wednesday about Indian trade protectionism, contending that tariff and regulatory barriers are shutting out foreign firms despite the nation's market-opening reforms. Advocates for the

US business bemoans India trade 'protectionism'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 13th

McConnell takes on group for criticizing wife

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

By ROGER ALFORDAssociated Press WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lambasted a liberal group on Saturday for criticizing the Asian heritage of his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, calling its Twitter messages "racial slurs" and "the ultimate outrage." "They

Local history buffs munch on muskrat in Michigan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 1st

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press MONROE, Mich. (AP) - Most of the menu read like a typical buffet, with soup, salad, turkey, pork and potatoes. But the first offering at the annual Muskrat Dinner in Michigan was distinctive: a pot of the rodent's meat mixed with creamed corn. "Most beginners

Poland finds horse meat DNA in beef samples

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 28th

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - One of Poland's top veterinarians said Thursday that traces of horse-meat DNA have been found in beef samples taken from three meat processors - the first acknowledgement that the country could be a source of the horse meat that fraudulently ended up in processed meat

Iowa meatpacking town fears impact of federal cuts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 28th

By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (AP) - Automatic federal budget reductions set to take effect Friday could fall like a meat ax on the small Iowa town of Columbus Junction, where a sprawling Tyson Foods hog processing plant dominates the economy. The White House has warned

Horse a hidden ingredient in many European foods

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

By SHAWN POGATCHNIKAssociated Press DUBLIN (AP) - So hungry you could eat a horse? Chances are, if you've regularly consumed processed-meat products in Europe, you already have. Since Ireland published surprise DNA results on Jan. 15 showing that a third of frozen "beef" burgers in Ireland

Horse meat found in Ikea's Swedish meatballs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

By KARL RITTERAssociated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe's widening food labeling scandal Monday as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork and sold in 13 countries across the continent. The Czech State

Idaho Company Recalling Beef, Pork and Chicken

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 19th

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A southwestern Idaho company is recalling 33,500 pounds of fully cooked meat and poultry products because of possible bacterial contamination. The United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Saturday that Boise-based B

Ireland recalls 10 mln burgers on horsemeat fears

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

By SHAWN POGATCHNIKAssociated Press DUBLIN (AP) - An Irish meat processor recalled 10 million burgers Wednesday from supermarkets across Ireland and Britain amid fears that many could contain horsemeat, a discovery that poses no danger to public health but threatens to undermine the beef business